Where does “apulaisosastonhoitaja” come from?

apulaisosastonhoitaja (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,...

apulaisosastonhoitaja (Finnish): deputy charge nurse

Definitions

  1. deputy charge nurse

Ancestry of “apulaisosastonhoitaja”, step by step

apulaisosastonhoitaja 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 osastonhoitaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosastonhoitajacharge nurse
2Finnishhoitajacaretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse
3Finnishjäice
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe—
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →