Where does “naistentanssit” come from?

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

naistentanssit (Finnish): women's dance social event

Definitions

  1. women's dance social event

Ancestry of “naistentanssit”, step by step

naistentanssit 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 *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Old French dance →