Where does “selkähäviö” come from?

selkähäviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish häviö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

selkähäviö (Finnish): loss or defeat by being pinned

Definitions

  1. loss or defeat by being pinned

Ancestry of “selkähäviö”, step by step

selkähäviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäviödefeat; loss
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Finnish häviö →