Where does “henkilöstötila” come from?

henkilöstötila (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilöstö, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilöstötila (Finnish): staffroom

Definitions

  1. staffroom

Ancestry of “henkilöstötila”, step by step

henkilöstötila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilöstö

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

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →