Where does “konkurssiasiamies” come from?
konkurssiasiamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish konkurssi, from Swedish konkurs, from German Konkurs, from Latin concursus, from Latin concurrō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
konkurssiasiamies (Finnish): A public authority that oversees the enforcement of Finland's Bankruptcy Act, especially the actions of the estate administrators; officially translated as "bankruptcy ombudsman" into English
Definitions
- A public authority that oversees the enforcement of Finland's Bankruptcy Act, especially the actions of the estate administrators; officially translated as "bankruptcy ombudsman" into English
Ancestry of “konkurssiasiamies”, step by step
konkurssiasiamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish konkurssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | konkurssi | bankruptcy formal, official declaration of insolvency |
| 2 | Swedish | konkurs | a bankruptcy |
| 3 | German | Konkurs | bankruptcy |
| 4 | Latin | concursus | flocked; concurred; coincided |
| 5 | Latin | concurrō | to run with others, flock together |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |