Where does “suufilainen” come from?

suufilainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

suufilainen (Finnish): Sufi; Sufite

Definitions

  1. Sufi; Sufite

Ancestry of “suufilainen”, step by step

suufilainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
3Old Swedishslagh
4Middle Low Germanslach
5Old Saxonslag
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Arabic صُوفِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصُوفِيّa Muslim mystic or ascetic; man of wool; Sufi
2Arabicصوفwool

Words derived from “suufilainen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan