Where does “löytötavaratoimisto” come from?

löytötavaratoimisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish toimisto, from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...

löytötavaratoimisto (Finnish): lost and found US, lost property UK department in which lost items may be claimed

Definitions

  1. lost and found US, lost property UK department in which lost items may be claimed

Ancestry of “löytötavaratoimisto”, step by step

löytötavaratoimisto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toimisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoimistooffice
2FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
3Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
4Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
5Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
6Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
7Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...

via Finnish löytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöytödiscovery; find; bargain
2FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
3Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
4Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2HungarianUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i
Every word from Hungarian -ikEvery word from Proto-Uralic toxe-Every word from Proto-Finnic toodak
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