Where does “säkkipillinsoittaja” come from?
säkkipillinsoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish säkkipilli, from Finnish säkki, from Swedish schack, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
säkkipillinsoittaja (Finnish): bagpiper
Definitions
- bagpiper
Ancestry of “säkkipillinsoittaja”, step by step
säkkipillinsoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säkkipilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säkkipilli | bagpipes |
| 2 | Finnish | säkki | sack; gunny sack; sackcloth |
| 3 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;... |
| 4 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 5 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 6 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 7 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Finnish soittaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soittaja | player; caller; agent noun of soittaa |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |