Where does “Finlandiyalı” come from?
Finlandiyalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Finlandiya, from Russian Финля́ндия, from Swedish Finland, from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Finlandiyalı (Turkish): Finn (person from Finland)
Definitions
- Finn (person from Finland)
Ancestry of “Finlandiyalı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Finlandiya | Finland |
| 2 | Russian | Финля́ндия | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Finland | Finland |
| 4 | Old Norse | Finnland | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |