Where does “apteekkiapulainen” come from?

apteekkiapulainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish apulainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

apteekkiapulainen (Finnish): pharmacy assistant

Definitions

  1. pharmacy assistant

Ancestry of “apteekkiapulainen”, step by step

apteekkiapulainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapulainenassistant, helper
2Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh—
5Middle Low Germanslach—
6Old Saxonslag—
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslagge—
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish apteekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapteekkipharmacy, drugstore
2Swedishapotekpharmacy; a small supply of first aid and common...
3Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
4Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
5Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
6Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
7Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
8Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
9Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →