Where does “maurilaislinna” come from?
maurilaislinna (Finnish) comes from Finnish maurilainen, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
maurilaislinna (Finnish): Moorish castle castle built by the Moors, especially one located in Iberian peninsula
Definitions
- Moorish castle castle built by the Moors, especially one located in Iberian peninsula
Ancestry of “maurilaislinna”, step by step
maurilaislinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maurilainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maurilainen | Moorish; cadelle beetle; bargeman |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |