Where does “soutustadion” come from?

soutustadion (Finnish) comes from Finnish soutu, from Finnish soutaa, from Proto-Finnic soutadak, from Proto-Uralic *suxta- — to transport with a boat.

soutustadion (Finnish): rowing center, rowing stadium

Definitions

  1. rowing center, rowing stadium

Ancestry of “soutustadion”, step by step

soutustadion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsouturowing
2Finnishsoutaato row
3Proto-Finnicsoutadakto row
4Proto-Uralic*suxta-to transport with a boat

via Finnish stadion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstadionstadium; stadion
2Ancient GreekστάδιονA 600-foot track for footraces and the...
3Ancient Greekστάδιοςstanding fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;...
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Uralic *suxta-Every word from Proto-Finnic soutadakEvery word from Finnish soutaa
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