Where does “esikuntakomppania” come from?

esikuntakomppania (Finnish) comes from Finnish komppania, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

esikuntakomppania (Finnish): staff company, headquarters company

Definitions

  1. staff company, headquarters company

Ancestry of “esikuntakomppania”, step by step

esikuntakomppania traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish komppania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomppaniacompany military unit
2Frenchcompagniecompany
3Italiancompagniacompany, companionship, fellowship, society,...
4Italiancompagnafeminine singular of compagno; female equivalent...
5Italiancompagnoalike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,...
6Latincompāniōcomrade
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish esikunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesikuntamilitary staff; cadre
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-