Where does “leijonankesyttäjä” come from?

leijonankesyttäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leijona, from Swedish lejon, from Old Swedish leon, from Old Norse león, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leijonankesyttäjä (Finnish): lion tamer

Definitions

  1. lion tamer

Ancestry of “leijonankesyttäjä”, step by step

leijonankesyttäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leijona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleijonalion, "Panthera leo"; Leo; A nickname of the...
2Swedishlejonlion; a large cat, "Panthera leo"; lion
3Old Swedishleonlion
4Old Norseleónlion
5Latinleō—
6Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Finnish kesyttäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesyttäjätamer
2FinnishkesyttääTo tame, domesticate
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →