Where does “loppukilpailu” come from?
loppukilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
loppukilpailu (Finnish): final
Ancestry of “loppukilpailu”, step by step
loppukilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kilpailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilpailu | contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish loppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loppu | end, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loppu | end, ending |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | loppi | (inside) corner |
Words derived from “loppukilpailu”