Where does “olympiakisat” come from?
olympiakisat (Finnish) comes from Finnish kisa, from Proto-Finnic kisa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiśɜ.
olympiakisat (Finnish): The Olympic Games
Ancestry of “olympiakisat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kisa | competition, games |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kisa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kiśɜ | — |