Where does “latvialaistaa” come from?
latvialaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish latvialainen, from Finnish lainen, 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,...
latvialaistaa (Finnish): to Latvianize to make Latvian, cause to become Latvian, translate into Latvian
Definitions
- to Latvianize to make Latvian, cause to become Latvian, translate into Latvian
Ancestry of “latvialaistaa”, step by step
latvialaistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish latvialainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | latvialainen | Latvian; Lett; Lettish |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |