Where does “liigaottelu” come from?

liigaottelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liigaottelu (Finnish): league match

Definitions

  1. league match

Ancestry of “liigaottelu”, step by step

liigaottelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliigaleague
2GermanLigaleague
3Italianlegaleague, gang
4Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
5Latinligōhoe, mattock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Finnish ottelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottelumatch
2FinnishotellaTo compete
3Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
4Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →
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