Where does “kisaisännyys” come from?

kisaisännyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish isännyys, from Finnish isäntä, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

kisaisännyys (Finnish): hosting a competitive event, particularly the Olympics

Definitions

  1. hosting a competitive event, particularly the Olympics

Ancestry of “kisaisännyys”, step by step

kisaisännyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish isännyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisännyysthe quality or property of being a host, householder, master, etc
2Finnishisäntämaster; householder; host
3Finnishisäfather; Father
4Proto-Finnicicäfather
5Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish kisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkisacompetition, games
2Proto-Finnickisagame, play, competition
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiśɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →