Where does “malesialainen” come from?
malesialainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
malesialainen (Finnish): Malaysian; A Malay
Definitions
- Malaysian; A Malay
Ancestry of “malesialainen”, step by step
malesialainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish Malesia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Malesia | — |
| 2 | Malay | Malaysia | — |
| 3 | English | Malaysia | The Malay Archipelago |
| 4 | English | Malay | Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in... |
| 5 | Malay | Melayu | Malay |
| 6 | Malay | Malayu | — |
| 7 | Old Javanese | layū | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | lariw | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laʀiw | — |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | laʀiw | — |