Where does “sotaseikkailija” come from?

sotaseikkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailija, from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka — work, bustle, chore.

sotaseikkailija (Finnish): warmonger, war hawk

Definitions

  1. warmonger, war hawk

Ancestry of “sotaseikkailija”, step by step

sotaseikkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seikkailija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkailijaadventurer
2FinnishseikkaillaTo adventure
3Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
4Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Karelian šeikka →Every word from Finnish seikka →Every word from Finnish seikkailla →