Where does “sylipaini” come from?

sylipaini (Finnish) comes from Finnish syli, from Swedish famn, from Old East Norse *famna-, from Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

sylipaini (Finnish): grappling, grapple wrestling

Definitions

  1. grappling, grapple wrestling

Ancestry of “sylipaini”, step by step

sylipaini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyliarms; lap; Synonym of sylillinen
2Swedishfamnknee, two embracing arms; fathom as a measure of...
3Old East Norse*famna-—
4Old Norsefaðmrembrace; fathom
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Finnish paini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainiwrestling; Third-person singular indicative past...
2FinnishpainiaTo wrestle; Partitive plural form of paini
3Finnishpainaato push, press; to print; to weigh
4Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
5Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Old Norse faðmr →