Where does “suunnistuskilpailu” come from?

suunnistuskilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

suunnistuskilpailu (Finnish): orienteering competition

Definitions

  1. orienteering competition

Ancestry of “suunnistuskilpailu”, step by step

suunnistuskilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish suunnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuunnistusorienteering
2FinnishsuunnistaaTo go orienteering
3Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kilpailu →