Where does “kihlakunnantuomari” come from?

kihlakunnantuomari (Finnish) comes from Finnish kihlakunta, from Finnish kihlata, from Finnish kihlat, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

kihlakunnantuomari (Finnish): kihlakunnanoikeus judge; district (court) judge

Definitions

  1. kihlakunnanoikeus judge; district (court) judge

Ancestry of “kihlakunnantuomari”, step by step

kihlakunnantuomari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kihlakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihlakuntahundred; From 1996 to 2007 a district of the...
2Finnishkihlatato betroth
3Finnishkihlatengagement ring and engagement presents...
4Proto-Germanicgīslazhostage
5Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
6Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish tuomari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuomarijudge, justice; Short for erotuomari
2Old Swedishdōmare
3Old Norsedómaria judge, one who judges
4Old Norsedómrjudgement
5Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-