Where does “kavaljeerirakennus” come from?
kavaljeerirakennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kavaljeeri, from French cavalier, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
Ancestry of “kavaljeerirakennus”, step by step
kavaljeerirakennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kavaljeeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kavaljeeri | male companion, escort, particularly a gentlemanly one |
| 2 | French | cavalier | horseman, "particularly"; knight; U-nail, fence... |
| 3 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 6 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Finnish rakennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakennus | building; building, construction |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |