Where does “neukkukuutio” come from?
neukkukuutio (Finnish) comes from Finnish neukku, from Finnish neuvostoliittolainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
neukkukuutio (Finnish): commie block
Definitions
- commie block
Ancestry of “neukkukuutio”, step by step
neukkukuutio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish neukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neukku | A Soviet citizen; Soviet Union |
| 2 | Finnish | neuvostoliittolainen | Soviet |
| 3 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 4 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 5 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 9 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 10 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 12 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 13 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |