Where does “apulaisrehtori” come from?

apulaisrehtori (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,...

apulaisrehtori (Finnish): vice-principal, assistant principal

Definitions

  1. vice-principal, assistant principal

Ancestry of “apulaisrehtori”, step by step

apulaisrehtori 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 rehtori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehtorirector, schoolmaster/schoolmistress,...
2Swedishrektora headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a...
3Latinrectorguide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-