Where does “venepakolainen” come from?
venepakolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakolainen, from Finnish lainen, 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,...
venepakolainen (Finnish): boat person
Ancestry of “venepakolainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pakolainen | refugee |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | — |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |