Where does “kustannuslaskija” come from?
kustannuslaskija (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
kustannuslaskija (Finnish): quantity surveyor, costs assessor
Definitions
- quantity surveyor, costs assessor
Ancestry of “kustannuslaskija”, step by step
kustannuslaskija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laskija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laskija | One who performs calculations; statistician,... |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish kustannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kustannus | expense, cost; publishing |
| 2 | Finnish | kustantaa | to publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the... |
| 3 | Swedish | kosta | to cost |
| 4 | Old Norse | kosta | to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt |
| 5 | Old Norse | naðr | snake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |