Where does “pistesaalis” come from?

pistesaalis (Finnish) comes from Finnish piste, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

pistesaalis (Finnish): point haul, the points collected (by a player, etc.)

Definitions

  1. point haul, the points collected (by a player, etc.)

Ancestry of “pistesaalis”, step by step

pistesaalis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistepoint, dot, full stop, period; point
2Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
3Finnishhartiashoulder
4Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
5Greekχαρτίpaper
6Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
7Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
8Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish saalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaalisprey, catch; kill; loot, plunder, booty
2Proto-Finnicsaalisprey, catch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης