Where does “ammatti” come from?

ammatti (Finnish) comes 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.

ammatti (Finnish): profession, vocation, occupation; professional,...

Definitions

  1. profession, vocation, occupation; professional,...

Ancestry of “ammatti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanambacht
2Old Saxonambahtservice
3Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
4Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
5Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ammatti

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