Where does “sotalaina” come from?

sotalaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Laina, from Proto-Finnic laihna, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

sotalaina (Finnish): war loan

Definitions

  1. war loan

Ancestry of “sotalaina”, step by step

sotalaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Laina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLainaloan
2Proto-Finniclaihnaloan
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laihna →