Where does “henkilönkatsastus” come from?
henkilönkatsastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.
henkilönkatsastus (Finnish): physical examination of someone, body search
Definitions
- physical examination of someone, body search
Ancestry of “henkilönkatsastus”, step by step
henkilönkatsastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish henkilö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 2 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |
via Finnish katsastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katsastus | A routine inspection or checkup, especially an (annual) obligatory inspection of a car |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |