Where does “arkkiherttuakunta” come from?
arkkiherttuakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkiherttua, from Finnish herttua, from Old Swedish hærtoghe, from Middle Low German hertōge, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
arkkiherttuakunta (Finnish): archduchy territory of an archduke
Definitions
- archduchy territory of an archduke
Ancestry of “arkkiherttuakunta”, step by step
arkkiherttuakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arkkiherttua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkkiherttua | archduke |
| 2 | Finnish | herttua | duke |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hærtoghe | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hertōge | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harjatogō | army leader, commander, general |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |