Where does “naisseikkailu” come from?

naisseikkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailu, from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka — work, bustle, chore.

naisseikkailu (Finnish): womanizing, adventure with women

Definitions

  1. womanizing, adventure with women

Ancestry of “naisseikkailu”, step by step

naisseikkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seikkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkailuadventure
2FinnishseikkaillaTo adventure
3Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
4Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Karelian šeikka →Every word from Finnish seikka →Every word from Finnish seikkailla →