Where does “siirtokarjalainen” come from?
siirtokarjalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karjalainen, from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
siirtokarjalainen (Finnish): a Karelian who was evacuated to Finland (especially due to the Second World War)
Definitions
- a Karelian who was evacuated to Finland (especially due to the Second World War)
Ancestry of “siirtokarjalainen”, step by step
siirtokarjalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karjalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karjalainen | Karelian; Person from Karelia |
| 2 | Finnish | Karjala | Karelia |
| 3 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |