Where does “kassa-apulainen” come from?
kassa-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,...
kassa-apulainen (Finnish): cashier, checkout assistant
Definitions
- cashier, checkout assistant
Ancestry of “kassa-apulainen”, step by step
kassa-apulainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish apulainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apulainen | assistant, helper |
| 2 | Finnish | -läinen | Front vowel variant of -lainen |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassa | cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till |
| 2 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 3 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |