Where does “lääkärinapu” come from?

lääkärinapu (Finnish) comes 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...

lääkärinapu (Finnish): medical help, medical assistance, medical aid

Definitions

  1. medical help, medical assistance, medical aid

Ancestry of “lääkärinapu”, step by step

lääkärinapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkäriphysician, medical doctor
2Swedishläkarea doctor; a physician
3Old Swedishlækiare—
4Old Swedishlækirphysician, leech
5Old Norselækir—
6Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →