Where does “sotilaslippu” come from?
sotilaslippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sotilas, from Finnish -las, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
sotilaslippu (Finnish): military banner, military flag
Definitions
- military banner, military flag
Ancestry of “sotilaslippu”, step by step
sotilaslippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sotilas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sotilas | soldier; pawn; jack, knave |
| 2 | Finnish | -las | Forms nouns used to describe people; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |