Where does “henkirakuunarykmentti” come from?

henkirakuunarykmentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakuunarykmentti, from Finnish rakuuna, from Swedish dragon, from French estragon, from French estargon, from French targon, from Latin tarcon, from Latin altarcon.

henkirakuunarykmentti (Finnish): dragoon guards regiment; a regiment of dragoons who guarded the monarch or a sovereign

Definitions

  1. dragoon guards regiment; a regiment of dragoons who guarded the monarch or a sovereign

Ancestry of “henkirakuunarykmentti”, step by step

henkirakuunarykmentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakuunarykmentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakuunarykmenttidragoon regiment
2Finnishrakuunadragoon; tarragon
3Swedishdragona dragoon; the perennial herb tarragon; leaves of...
4Frenchestragontarragon
5Frenchestargon
6Frenchtargon
7Latintarcon
8Latinaltarcon
9Arabicطَرْخُونtarragon; "Artemisia dracunculus"
10Ancient Greekδρακόντιονedder-wort
11Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
12Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
13Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων