Where does “henkilökuntakerho” come from?

henkilökuntakerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilökunta, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilökuntakerho (Finnish): staff club

Definitions

  1. staff club

Ancestry of “henkilökuntakerho”, step by step

henkilökuntakerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilökunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilökuntastaff, personnel
2Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
3Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
4Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
5Proto-Uralicčeŋke

via Finnish kerho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerhoclub
2FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire
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