Where does “koivistolainen” come from?

koivistolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

koivistolainen (Finnish): A type of fur hat, with a broad fur rim and leather cap

Definitions

  1. A type of fur hat, with a broad fur rim and leather cap

Ancestry of “koivistolainen”, step by step

koivistolainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
3Old Swedishslagh
4Middle Low Germanslach
5Old Saxonslag
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish Koivisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoivistoAny of a number of villages in Finland
2FinnishKoivubirch deciduous tree of the genus
3Finnishkoivubirch
4Proto-Finnickoivubirch
5Proto-Uralickojwabirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan