Where does “johtoelin” come from?
johtoelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
johtoelin (Finnish): management body, managing body, leading body
Definitions
- management body, managing body, leading body
Ancestry of “johtoelin”, step by step
johtoelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish johto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johto | cord, line, conductor; administration,... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |