Where does “hallitusherra” come from?

hallitusherra (Finnish) comes from Finnish Herra, from Old Norse herra, from Old Saxon hērro, from Old High German hērro, from Proto-Germanic hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

hallitusherra (Finnish): mandarin senior civil servant

Definitions

  1. mandarin senior civil servant

Ancestry of “hallitusherra”, step by step

hallitusherra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Herra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHerraLord; Lord's
2Old Norseherramister, gentleman; sir; to confer with the title...
3Old Saxonhērro
4Old High Germanhērromaster; grey, grey-haired
5Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish hallitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitusgovernment, regime; cabinet; board, board of...
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic hairazEvery word from Old High German hērro