Where does “huoltopäällikkö” come from?

huoltopäällikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish huolto, from Finnish huoltaa, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą — to cover; to incline.

huoltopäällikkö (Finnish): quartermaster

Definitions

  1. quartermaster

Ancestry of “huoltopäällikkö”, step by step

huoltopäällikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huolto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoltoservice, maintenance, upkeep, care; logistics
2FinnishhuoltaaTo maintain, support, upkeep; To service;...
3Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
5Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
6Old Swedishhul
7Old Norsehóla hole
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish päällikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällikköchief; head; leader
2Finnish-ikkoForms nouns for groups of a particular number,...
3Proto-Finnic-ikkoForms nouns indicating a group of things
4Proto-Finnic-i-Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic hulazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulą