Where does “seuranhaku” come from?

seuranhaku (Finnish) comes from Finnish haku, from Finnish hakea, from Proto-Finnic hakedak, from Proto-Germanic sākija-.

seuranhaku (Finnish): dating, matchmaking trying to find a romantic partner

Definitions

  1. dating, matchmaking trying to find a romantic partner

Ancestry of “seuranhaku”, step by step

seuranhaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship

Words derived from “seuranhaku

Every word from Proto-Germanic sākija-