Where does “maalaismaisuus” come from?
maalaismaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaismainen, from Finnish maalainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
maalaismaisuus (Finnish): rurality
Definitions
- rurality
Ancestry of “maalaismaisuus”, step by step
maalaismaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalaismainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalaismainen | rural, rustic |
| 2 | Finnish | maalainen | countryman, rustic; rural, rustic; originating... |
| 3 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 4 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 5 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 9 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 10 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 12 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 13 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |