Where does “koulunäytelmä” come from?
koulunäytelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish koulu, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
koulunäytelmä (Finnish): school play
Definitions
- school play
Ancestry of “koulunäytelmä”, step by step
koulunäytelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koulu | school |
| 2 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Finnish näytelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näytelmä | play; spectacle |
| 2 | Finnish | näytellä | to act, play; to show |
| 3 | Finnish | näyttää | to show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |