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Where does “lääkintämies” come from?

lääkintämies (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkintä, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lääkintämies (Finnish): medic

Definitions

  1. medic

Ancestry of “lääkintämies”, step by step

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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