Where does “vasemmistoliike” come from?
vasemmistoliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.
vasemmistoliike (Finnish): left-wing movement, leftist movement
Definitions
- left-wing movement, leftist movement
Ancestry of “vasemmistoliike”, step by step
vasemmistoliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liike | motion; movement; shop, business |
| 2 | Finnish | liikkua | to move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | likudak | move |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | likke- | — |
via Finnish vasemmisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vasemmisto | The left; leftist |
| 2 | Finnish | -stö | Front vowel variant of -sto |