Where does “riistakolari” come from?

riistakolari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolari, from Swedish kolare, from Swedish köl, from Old Swedish kiøl, from Old Norse kjǫlr, from Proto-Norse kelu-, from Finnish Kela, from Finnish Kansaneläkelaitos — Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...

riistakolari (Finnish): a (car) crash with a (large) animal, such as a moose, deer, boar, bear, etc

Definitions

  1. a (car) crash with a (large) animal, such as a moose, deer, boar, bear, etc

Ancestry of “riistakolari”, step by step

riistakolari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolaricrash, collision, especially an automobile...
2Swedishkolarea charcoal-burner, a person who produces charcoal...
3Swedishkölkeel
4Old Swedishkiøl
5Old Norsekjǫlrkeel
6Proto-Norsekelu-
7FinnishKelareel, spool, bobbin device around which thread, wire, cable or something similar is wound
8FinnishKansaneläkelaitosThe Social Insurance Institution of Finland official translation, a government branch that administers and provides social security benefits for all residents of Finland
9Finnishkänsäcallus
10Finnishkanssawith; also, too
11Finnishkansassa
12Finnishkansapeople; nation
13Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
14Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
16Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
17Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...

via Finnish riista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriistagame
2Proto-Finnicriistaobject, item, ware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd