Where does “hampurilaisketju” come from?

hampurilaisketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish hampurilainen, from English Hamburger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

hampurilaisketju (Finnish): hamburger chain, burger chain

Definitions

  1. hamburger chain, burger chain

Ancestry of “hampurilaisketju”, step by step

hampurilaisketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hampurilainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhampurilainenHamburger; hamburger
2EnglishHamburgerA person from Hamburg
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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