Where does “kouluhammaslääkäri” come from?
kouluhammaslääkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammaslääkäri, from Finnish lääkäri, from Swedish läkare, from Old Swedish lækiare, from Old Swedish lækir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
kouluhammaslääkäri (Finnish): school dentist
Definitions
- school dentist
Ancestry of “kouluhammaslääkäri”, step by step
kouluhammaslääkäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hammaslääkäri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hammaslääkäri | dentist |
| 2 | Finnish | lääkäri | physician, medical doctor |
| 3 | Swedish | läkare | a doctor; a physician |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lækiare | — |
| 5 | Old Swedish | lækir | physician, leech |
| 6 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |