Where does “leijonapaita” come from?

leijonapaita (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.

leijonapaita (Finnish): a shirt used by (the players of) the national Finnish ice hockey team

Definitions

  1. a shirt used by (the players of) the national Finnish ice hockey team

Ancestry of “leijonapaita”, step by step

leijonapaita 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 paita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaitashirt; Partitive singular form of pai;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita
3Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

Words derived from “leijonapaita

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων