Where does “seikkailija” come from?
seikkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka.
seikkailija (Finnish): adventurer
Ancestry of “seikkailija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seikkailla | To adventure |
| 2 | Finnish | seikka | thing, matter; circumstance |
| 3 | Karelian | šeikka | — |
Words derived from “seikkailija”