Where does “johdantokurssi” come from?
johdantokurssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurssi, from Swedish kurs, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
johdantokurssi (Finnish): introductory course, orientation course
Definitions
- introductory course, orientation course
Ancestry of “johdantokurssi”, step by step
johdantokurssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurssi | class, course; course; rate, exchange rate |
| 2 | Swedish | kurs | course, class; course, the intended passage of... |
| 3 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 4 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish johdanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johdanto | introduction, preface |