Where does “zenbuddhalainen” come from?
zenbuddhalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish buddhalainen, 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,...
zenbuddhalainen (Finnish): Zen Buddhist
Definitions
- Zen Buddhist
Ancestry of “zenbuddhalainen”, step by step
zenbuddhalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish buddhalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | buddhalainen | Buddhist; A Buddhist, follower of Buddhism |
| 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 | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 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,... |
via Finnish zen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | zen | zen |