Where does “naistenhaku” come from?

naistenhaku (Finnish) comes from Finnish haku, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

naistenhaku (Finnish): an arrangement (at a dance event) where women ask men to be their dance partner; ladies' choice, ladies' excuse-me

Definitions

  1. an arrangement (at a dance event) where women ask men to be their dance partner; ladies' choice, ladies' excuse-me

Ancestry of “naistenhaku”, step by step

naistenhaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Germanic sākija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hakedak →Every word from Finnish hakea →
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