Where does “valioliiga” come from?
valioliiga (Finnish) comes from Finnish liiga, from German Liga, from Italian lega, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
valioliiga (Finnish): Premier League the highest division of English association football; often in the form Englannin valioliiga to avoid confusion with the Finnish series
Definitions
- Premier League the highest division of English association football; often in the form Englannin valioliiga to avoid confusion with the Finnish series
Ancestry of “valioliiga”, step by step
valioliiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liiga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liiga | league |
| 2 | German | Liga | league |
| 3 | Italian | lega | league, gang |
| 4 | Italian | legare | to bind or tie; to unite; to connect |
| 5 | Latin | ligō | hoe, mattock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Finnish valio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valio | An outstanding individual;a pick, choice, elite |
| 2 | Finnish | valita | to choose, select, elect; Indicative present... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valit'ak | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waljaną | to choose, to pick, to select |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |