Where does “nepalilaisuus” come from?

nepalilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nepalilainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

nepalilaisuus (Finnish): Nepaliness quality of being Nepali

Definitions

  1. Nepaliness quality of being Nepali

Ancestry of “nepalilaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnepalilainenNepalese; A Nepalese person
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →