Where does “lääkäri” come from?
lääkäri (Finnish) comes 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...
lääkäri (Finnish): physician, medical doctor
Definitions
- physician, medical doctor
Ancestry of “lääkäri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | läkare | a doctor; a physician |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lækiare | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lækir | physician, leech |
| 4 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “lääkäri”