Where does “traakialainen” come from?

traakialainen (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,...

traakialainen (Finnish): Thracian

Definitions

  1. Thracian

Ancestry of “traakialainen”, step by step

traakialainen 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 Finnish Traakia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTraakiaThracian the extinct language
2LatinThrācia—
3Ancient GreekΘρᾴκηThrace, near which Samothrace is situated
4Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
5Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →