Where does “lääkejätti” come from?

lääkejätti (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

lääkejätti (Finnish): pharma giant large pharmaceutical company

Definitions

  1. pharma giant large pharmaceutical company

Ancestry of “lääkejätti”, step by step

lääkejätti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jätti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjättigiant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;...
2Swedishjättejotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally...
3Old Swedishiætti
4Old Norsejǫtunna jotun, giant
5Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Finnish lääke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine substance, remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną