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

  1. cashier, checkout assistant

Ancestry of “kassa-apulainen”, step by step

kassa-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 kassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassacashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till
2Swedishkassaa capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point...
3GermanKassecash register, cash box
4Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
5Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
6Catalancaixabox; savings bank
7Old Catalancaixabox
8Old Occitancaissa
9LatinCapsaGafsa
10Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
11Proto-Italickapiōtake
12Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
13Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
14Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-