Where does “kihlakunnanvouti” come from?
kihlakunnanvouti (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.
kihlakunnanvouti (Finnish): "district bailiff"; bailiff, court enforcement agent
Definitions
- "district bailiff"; bailiff, court enforcement agent
Ancestry of “kihlakunnanvouti”, step by step
kihlakunnanvouti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kihlakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kihlakunta | hundred; From 1996 to 2007 a district of the... |
| 2 | Finnish | kihlata | to betroth |
| 3 | Finnish | kihlat | engagement ring and engagement presents... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīslaz | hostage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |