Where does “ammattihaureus” come from?

ammattihaureus (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.

ammattihaureus (Finnish): Synonym of prostituutio

Definitions

  1. Synonym of prostituutio

Ancestry of “ammattihaureus”, step by step

ammattihaureus 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 haureus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaureusunchastity, bawdry, fornication
2Finnishhaureaunchaste, lewd
3Finnishhaurasbrittle, fragile, frail, friable, crumbly,...
4Proto-Finnichaprasbrittle, fragile, weak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →