Where does “tuholaistorjuja” come from?
tuholaistorjuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuholainen, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
tuholaistorjuja (Finnish): exterminator person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building
Definitions
- exterminator person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building
Ancestry of “tuholaistorjuja”, step by step
tuholaistorjuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuholainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuholainen | pest, vermin |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |