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Where does “komentaja” come from?

komentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish komentaa, from Swedish kommendera, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komentaja (Finnish): commander, commanding officer; An officer rank in...

Definitions

  1. commander, commanding officer; An officer rank in...

Ancestry of “komentaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomentaato command; to second
2Swedishkommenderato command, to order
3Frenchcommanderto order
4Middle Frenchcommander—
5Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
6Latincommandō—
7Latincommendō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “komentaja”

  • divisioonankomentaja
  • poliisikomentaja
  • prikaatinkomentaja
  • komentajakapteeni
  • apulaiskomentaja
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