Where does “kuudesluokkalainen” come from?

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

kuudesluokkalainen (Finnish): sixth grader, 6th grader, sixth-grader

Definitions

  1. sixth grader, 6th grader, sixth-grader

Ancestry of “kuudesluokkalainen”, step by step

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