Where does “konepäällystö” come from?

konepäällystö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päällystö, from Finnish päällys, from Finnish us — -ing.

konepäällystö (Finnish): engineer officers collectively

Definitions

  1. engineer officers collectively

Ancestry of “konepäällystö”, step by step

konepäällystö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päällystö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystöofficers in charge of a ship
2Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
3Finnishus-ing

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Finnish us →Every word from Finnish päällys →Every word from Finnish päällystö →