Where does “samankaltainen” come from?

samankaltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaltainen, from Finnish kallas, from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

samankaltainen (Finnish): similar; homologous

Definitions

  1. similar; homologous

Ancestry of “samankaltainen”, step by step

samankaltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltainen-like, similar
2Finnishkallasbank
3Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
4Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
5Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined

via Finnish sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamasame
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samankaltainen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →
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