Where does “valtalaji” come from?

valtalaji (Finnish) comes 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, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

valtalaji (Finnish): dominant species

Definitions

  1. dominant species

Ancestry of “valtalaji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
2Old Swedishslagh—
3Middle Low Germanslach—
4Old Saxonslag—
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
7Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhanto hit
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →