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

lääkintämies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →
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