Where does “mahakelkkailija” come from?
mahakelkkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelkkailija, from Finnish kelkkailla, from Finnish kelkka, from Proto-Norse kelkā.
mahakelkkailija (Finnish): skeletoneer one who rides a skeleton sled
Definitions
- skeletoneer one who rides a skeleton sled
Ancestry of “mahakelkkailija”, step by step
mahakelkkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kelkkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelkkailija | the rider of any type of kelkka the English equivalents go by type either by combining with "rider of" or by type-specific term: bobsledder, snowmobiler, snowmobilist, luger, skeletoneer, sledder, etc |
| 2 | Finnish | kelkkailla | to ride any type of kelkka; English equivalents... |
| 3 | Finnish | kelkka | small sled or sledge equipped with runners;... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | kelkā | — |