Where does “erotuomaripallo” come from?
erotuomaripallo (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotuomari, from Finnish tuomari, from Old Swedish dōmare, from Old Norse dómari, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “erotuomaripallo”, step by step
erotuomaripallo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erotuomari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erotuomari | A referee, umpire |
| 2 | Finnish | tuomari | judge, justice; Short for erotuomari |
| 3 | Old Swedish | dōmare | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | dómari | a judge, one who judges |
| 5 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |