Where does “ikäpuhemies” come from?
ikäpuhemies (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhemies, from Finnish puhe, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ikäpuhemies (Finnish): Father of the House in Finland, a title given to the oldest Member of Parliament, who serves as the Speaker before the proper Speaker is chosen
Definitions
- Father of the House in Finland, a title given to the oldest Member of Parliament, who serves as the Speaker before the proper Speaker is chosen
Ancestry of “ikäpuhemies”, step by step
ikäpuhemies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhemies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhemies | chairman, speaker; spokesman; wingman |
| 2 | Finnish | puhe | speech; address; oration |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |