Where does “kylmävalssata” come from?
kylmävalssata (Finnish) comes from Finnish valssata, from Finnish valssi, from Russian вальс, from French valse, from German Walzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī.
kylmävalssata (Finnish): to cold roll
Ancestry of “kylmävalssata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | valssata | to roll; to waltz |
| 2 | Finnish | valssi | waltz; roll |
| 3 | Russian | вальс | waltz |
| 4 | French | valse | waltz; inflection of valser:
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| 5 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 6 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 7 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 10 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |