Where does “suomenmestaruuskilpailu” come from?
suomenmestaruuskilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suomenmestaruus, from Finnish suomenmestari, from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre — big, great.
suomenmestaruuskilpailu (Finnish): competition for the Finnish championship
Definitions
- competition for the Finnish championship
Ancestry of “suomenmestaruuskilpailu”, step by step
suomenmestaruuskilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suomenmestaruus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suomenmestaruus | Finnish championship |
| 2 | Finnish | suomenmestari | Finnish champion, champion of Finland in sports |
| 3 | Finnish | mestari | master; expert; champion |
| 4 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 8 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 9 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |