Where does “sotaseikkailu” come from?

sotaseikkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailu, from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka — work, bustle, chore.

sotaseikkailu (Finnish): war adventure

Definitions

  1. war adventure

Ancestry of “sotaseikkailu”, step by step

sotaseikkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seikkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkailuadventure
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 →
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