Where does “erikoisjääkäri” come from?
erikoisjääkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish jääkäri, from German Jäger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
erikoisjääkäri (Finnish): a private or soldier in the Special Jaeger Company of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, corresponding to special forces
Definitions
- a private or soldier in the Special Jaeger Company of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, corresponding to special forces
Ancestry of “erikoisjääkäri”, step by step
erikoisjääkäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jääkäri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jääkäri | jaeger; rifleman |
| 2 | German | Jäger | hunter; fighter; light infantry |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |