Where does “kreikkalaiskatolisuus” come from?

kreikkalaiskatolisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kreikkalaiskatolinen, from Finnish kreikkalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

kreikkalaiskatolisuus (Finnish): Synonym of ortodoksisuus

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ortodoksisuus

Ancestry of “kreikkalaiskatolisuus”, step by step

kreikkalaiskatolisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kreikkalaiskatolinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkreikkalaiskatolinenOrthodox
2FinnishkreikkalainenGreek; Greco-
3Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
4Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
5Old Swedishslagh
6Middle Low Germanslach
7Old Saxonslag
8Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
9Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
10Low Germanslagge
11Middle Low Germanslagge
12Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
13Old Saxonslāhanto hit
14Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
16Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan