Where does “luisteluhiihto” come from?
luisteluhiihto (Finnish) comes from Finnish luistelu, from Finnish luistella, from Finnish luistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
luisteluhiihto (Finnish): skate skiing
Definitions
- skate skiing
Ancestry of “luisteluhiihto”, step by step
luisteluhiihto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luistelu | ice skating |
| 2 | Finnish | luistella | To skate |
| 3 | Finnish | luistaa | to slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 5 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |