Where does “loppusileä” come from?

loppusileä (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppusileä (Finnish): The final meters of a hurdles track, the distance between the last hurdle and the finish

Definitions

  1. The final meters of a hurdles track, the distance between the last hurdle and the finish

Ancestry of “loppusileä”, step by step

loppusileä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish sileä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsileäsmooth
2Proto-Finnicsiledäsmooth
Every word from Proto-Finnic loppi →Every word from Proto-Finnic loppu →Every word from Finnish loppu →