Where does “kantahenkilöstö” come from?
kantahenkilöstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilöstö, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.
Ancestry of “kantahenkilöstö”, step by step
kantahenkilöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish henkilöstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilöstö | personnel, staff |
| 2 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 3 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |