Where does “junahenkilöstö” come from?

junahenkilöstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilöstö, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

junahenkilöstö (Finnish): train personnel

Definitions

  1. train personnel

Ancestry of “junahenkilöstö”, step by step

junahenkilöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöstöpersonnel, staff
2Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
3Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
4Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
5Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish juna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjunatrain
2Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
3Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →