Where does “henkilöyhtiö” come from?
henkilöyhtiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhtiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
henkilöyhtiö (Finnish): partnership
Ancestry of “henkilöyhtiö”, step by step
henkilöyhtiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhtiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhtiö | company, corporation |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 | — |