Where does “pikaluistelukilpailu” come from?

pikaluistelukilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikaluistelu, from Finnish luistelu, from Finnish luistella, from Finnish luistaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

pikaluistelukilpailu (Finnish): speed skating competition

Definitions

  1. speed skating competition

Ancestry of “pikaluistelukilpailu”, step by step

pikaluistelukilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikaluistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikaluisteluspeed skating
2Finnishluisteluice skating
3FinnishluistellaTo skate
4Finnishluistaato slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to...
5FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
6Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
7Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
8Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2FinnishkilpaillaTo compete, contend; To race; To rival
3Finnish-illäFront vowel variant of -illa
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