Where does “kaivosmittaaja” come from?

kaivosmittaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittaaja, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

kaivosmittaaja (Finnish): mining surveyor, mine surveyor

Definitions

  1. mining surveyor, mine surveyor

Ancestry of “kaivosmittaaja”, step by step

kaivosmittaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittaajameasurer
2Finnishmitatato measure (off/out), gauge
3Middle Dutchmētento measure
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →