Where does “laatukilpailu” come from?

laatukilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

laatukilpailu (Finnish): quality competition, competition on the merits

Definitions

  1. quality competition, competition on the merits

Ancestry of “laatukilpailu”, step by step

laatukilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kilpailu →