Where does “testivoittaja” come from?

testivoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish testi, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.

testivoittaja (Finnish): test winner

Definitions

  1. test winner

Ancestry of “testivoittaja”, step by step

testivoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish testi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtestitest
2EnglishTesta Test match
3Germantestento test
4GermanTesttest; melting pot
5EnglishtestA challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth...
6Middle Englishteste—
7Old Frenchtestehead
8Latintestiswitness; one who testifies or attests; testicle
9Latinterstis—
10Latintrīstissad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
11Proto-Indo-Europeantristh₂sa third party standing, after the two parties to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish voittaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittajawinner, victor
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s →Every word from Latin trīstis →