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Where does “miekkailualue” come from?

miekkailualue (Finnish) comes from Finnish miekkailu, from Finnish miekkailla, from Finnish miekka, from Proto-Finnic meekka, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

miekkailualue (Finnish): piste, strip

Definitions

  1. piste, strip

Ancestry of “miekkailualue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkailufencing; swordplay
2Finnishmiekkaillato fence, duel
3Finnishmiekkasword
4Proto-Finnicmeekkasword
5Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →