Where does “punainen jättiläinen” come from?
punainen jättiläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jättiläinen, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
punainen jättiläinen (Finnish): red giant
Definitions
- red giant
Ancestry of “punainen jättiläinen”, step by step
punainen jättiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jättiläinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jättiläinen | A giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also... |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |