Where does “kanslia-apulainen” come from?

kanslia-apulainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish apulainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

kanslia-apulainen (Finnish): office assistant, especially in a public office

Definitions

  1. office assistant, especially in a public office

Ancestry of “kanslia-apulainen”, step by step

kanslia-apulainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapulainenassistant, helper
2Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh
5Middle Low Germanslach
6Old Saxonslag
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslagge
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish kanslia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansliaoffice
2Swedishkanslian office
3GermanKanzleioffice; chancellery
4Middle High Germankanzelie
5LatincancellāriusA kind of porter, doorkeeper
6Latincancelliinflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##...
7Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
8Proto-Italickankroscrab
9Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-
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