Where does “olympiakilpailu” come from?

olympiakilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish olympia-, from Latin Olympia, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

olympiakilpailu (Finnish): Olympic contest

Definitions

  1. Olympic contest

Ancestry of “olympiakilpailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholympia-Olympic, Olympian
2LatinOlympia—
3Ancient GreekὈλυμπίαOlympia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Finnish olympia- →