Where does “kenttärovasti” come from?

kenttärovasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttä, from Proto-Samic kientē — meadow, field.

kenttärovasti (Finnish): senior military chaplain

Definitions

  1. senior military chaplain

Ancestry of “kenttärovasti”, step by step

kenttärovasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field

via Finnish rovasti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrovastiprovost, dean ecclesiastical title
Every word from Proto-Samic kientēEvery word from Finnish kenttä