Where does “seurailija” come from?

seurailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish seurailla, from Finnish seurata, from Finnish seura, from Proto-Finnic sepra — friend; friendship, companionship.

seurailija (Finnish): follower

Definitions

  1. follower

Ancestry of “seurailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseurailla—
2Finnishseuratato follow, accompany; to keep track, monitor; to...
3Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
4Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Finnic sepra →Every word from Finnish seura →Every word from Finnish seurata →
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