Where does “urheilija” come from?
urheilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
urheilija (Finnish): A sportsman or sportswoman
Definitions
- A sportsman or sportswoman
Ancestry of “urheilija”, step by step
urheilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish urheilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | urheilla | to participate in sport or sports; to exercise;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -illa | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
Words derived from “urheilija”
- olympiaurheilija
- ammattilaisurheilija
- urheilijamainen
- ammattiurheilija
- autourheilija
- dopingurheilija
- vammaisurheilija
- urheilijatar
- amatööriurheilija
- aktiiviurheilija
- himourheilija
- huippu-urheilija
- ikäkausiurheilija
- kamppailu-urheilija
- kenttäurheilija
- kilpaurheilija
- kuntourheilija
- laskuvarjourheilija
- mestariurheilija
- miesurheilija
- moottoriurheilija
- naisurheilija
- nappulaurheilija
- paraurheilija