Where does “eteisvahtimestari” come from?

eteisvahtimestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahtimestari, from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister — big, great.

eteisvahtimestari (Finnish): doorman

Definitions

  1. doorman

Ancestry of “eteisvahtimestari”, step by step

eteisvahtimestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vahtimestari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahtimestariporter, doorkeeper, doorman; janitor; attendant
2Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
3Old Swedishmæstare
4Old Norsemeistari
5Middle Low Germanmeister
6Old Saxonmēstar
7Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
8Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
9Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
11Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish eteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheteinenouter hall, entry, vestibule; hall, corridor,...
2FinnishetehinenAlternative form of eteinen
3Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
4Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
5Albanian*etës
6Proto-Albanian*aitatja
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros
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