Where does “kenraalimajuri” come from?

kenraalimajuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenraali, from Swedish general, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kenraalimajuri (Finnish): A major-general; a major general

Definitions

  1. A major-general; a major general

Ancestry of “kenraalimajuri”, step by step

kenraalimajuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenraaligeneral
2Swedishgenerala general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal
3Germangeneralgeneral
4Frenchgénéralgeneral; general, usual
5Old Frenchgeneralgeneral
6Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
7Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
8Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish majuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmajuriA major
2Swedishmajora major; a Squadron Leader
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →