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Where does “ammattiyhdistysjohtaja” come from?

ammattiyhdistysjohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammattiyhdistys, 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.

ammattiyhdistysjohtaja (Finnish): trade union leader

Definitions

  1. trade union leader

Ancestry of “ammattiyhdistysjohtaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishammattiyhdistysA trade union
2Finnishammattiprofession, vocation, occupation; professional,...
3Middle Low Germanambacht—
4Old Saxonambahtservice
5Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
6Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
7Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →