Where does “naistentanssi” come from?

naistentanssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tanssi, from Swedish dans, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

naistentanssi (Finnish): a dance event, often at a local dance restaurant, held primarily for women, organized for women to simply meet and spend some time together, or men may also be invited (but may have to e.g. pay for entry) to help find women a romantic partner

Definitions

  1. a dance event, often at a local dance restaurant, held primarily for women, organized for women to simply meet and spend some time together, or men may also be invited (but may have to e.g. pay for entry) to help find women a romantic partner

Ancestry of “naistentanssi”, step by step

naistentanssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tanssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanssidance; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Swedishdansdance
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāreEvery word from Old French dancierEvery word from Old French dance
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