Where does “ammatinvalinta” come from?

ammatinvalinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammatti, from Middle Low German ambacht, from Old Saxon ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ammatinvalinta (Finnish): choice of vocation, vocational choice

Definitions

  1. choice of vocation, vocational choice

Ancestry of “ammatinvalinta”, step by step

ammatinvalinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammattiprofession, vocation, occupation; professional,...
2Middle Low Germanambacht—
3Old Saxonambahtservice
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish valinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalintaselection; choice; volition
2Finnishvalitato choose, select, elect; Indicative present...
3Proto-Finnicvalit'akto choose, to pick, to select
4Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “ammatinvalinta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →