Where does “lääkintäesimies” come from?

lääkintäesimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish esimies, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

lääkintäesimies (Finnish): medical supervisor, medical superintendent

Definitions

  1. medical supervisor, medical superintendent

Ancestry of “lääkintäesimies”, step by step

lääkintäesimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesimiesboss, manager, superior
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish lääkintä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkintämedical treatment, medication
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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