Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “ammattityöntekijä” come from? ammattityöntekijä (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.
ammattityöntekijä (Finnish): skilled worker; tradesman, craftsman
Definitions skilled worker; tradesman, craftsman Ancestry of “ammattityöntekijä”, step by step ammattityöntekijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ammatti Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish ammatti profession, vocation, occupation; professional,... 2 Middle Low German ambacht — 3 Old Saxon ambaht service 4 Proto-Germanic ambahtaz servant 5 Gaulish ambaxtos vassal, high-ranking servant 6 Proto-Celtic ambaxtos servant 7 Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- to drive
via Finnish työntekijä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish työntekijä An employee 2 Finnish tekijä author, auteur; maker; doer 3 Proto-Finnic tekejä doer, maker 4 Estonian tegema to do 5 Proto-Finnic tektäk to do; to make 6 Proto-Uralic teke- to do; to put, to place 7 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to do, put, place