Where does “aristokraatti” come from?

aristokraatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kraatti, from Ancient Greek Κράτος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

aristokraatti (Finnish): aristocrat

Definitions

  1. aristocrat

Ancestry of “aristokraatti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kraatti-crat
2Ancient GreekΚράτοςmight; strength
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Ancient Greek Κράτος →Every word from Finnish -kraatti →