Where does “partiolainen” come from?
partiolainen (Finnish) comes 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, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
partiolainen (Finnish): A scout
Definitions
- A scout
Ancestry of “partiolainen”, step by step
partiolainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 7 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 8 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 11 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish partio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | partio | patrol; scouting; fireteam |
| 2 | Swedish | parti | party; a side in an argument; a game of e.g.... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | parti | — |
| 4 | French | partie | part; party; game, play |
| 5 | French | partir | to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,... |
| 6 | Middle French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 8 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 9 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |