Where does “törmäyskivilaji” come from?

törmäyskivilaji (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivilaji, 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,...

törmäyskivilaji (Finnish): impact breccia

Definitions

  1. impact breccia

Ancestry of “törmäyskivilaji”, step by step

törmäyskivilaji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivilaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivilajirock, type of rock
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 Finnish törmäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtörmäysimpact, crash
2FinnishtörmätäTo impact, collide, crash; To bump into, stumble...
3FinnishtörmäA steep embankment of earth; A relatively high...
4Proto-Finnictermästeep bank (edge of river or lake)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →