Where does “ammattihenkilö” come from?

ammattihenkilö (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.

ammattihenkilö (Finnish): a professional

Definitions

  1. a professional

Ancestry of “ammattihenkilö”, step by step

ammattihenkilö 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 henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

Words derived from “ammattihenkilö”

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