Where does “vakkasuomalainen” come from?

vakkasuomalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Suomalainen, from Finnish -läinen, 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,...

vakkasuomalainen (Finnish): from Vakka-Suomi

Definitions

  1. from Vakka-Suomi

Ancestry of “vakkasuomalainen”, step by step

vakkasuomalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Suomalainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSuomalainenFinnish, of or relating to Finland
2Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish vakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvakkaA type of wooden container of varying size, made...
2Proto-Finnicvakkatype of wooden container, usually equipped with a close fitting cap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →