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
Ancestry of “zenbuddhalainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “zenbuddhalainen”