Where does “lajimääritys” come from?
lajimääritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Ancestry of “lajimääritys”, step by step
lajimääritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 6 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 7 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish määritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | määritys | determining, determination, specifying,... |
| 2 | Finnish | määrittää | to specify, determine, define, set; to diagnose;... |
| 3 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |