Where does “sirkustaiteilija” come from?

sirkustaiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

sirkustaiteilija (Finnish): circus performer, circus artist

Definitions

  1. circus performer, circus artist

Ancestry of “sirkustaiteilija”, step by step

sirkustaiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taiteilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiteilijaartist
2FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
3Finnishtaideart
4Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
5Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
6Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish sirkus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirkuscircus
2Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
3Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →