Where does “vasallimaa” come from?

vasallimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasalli, from German Vasall, from French vassal, from Middle French vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos — to leave, abandon, give out.

vasallimaa (Finnish): vassal state; more commonly vasallivaltio

Definitions

  1. vassal state; more commonly vasallivaltio

Ancestry of “vasallimaa”, step by step

vasallimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvasallivassal
2GermanVasallvassal, leud, feudal tenant male or of unspecified gender
3Frenchvassalvassal; a vassal
4Middle Frenchvassalvassal
5Old Frenchvassalvassal
6Medieval Latinvassallusmanservant, domestic, retainer
7Latinvassusvassal of vassals; servant
8Gaulishwassosyoung man, squire
9Proto-Celticwāstosempty
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wāstos →Every word from Gaulish wassos →