Where does “lipunmyyjä” come from?
lipunmyyjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish myyjä, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.
lipunmyyjä (Finnish): booking clerk
Definitions
- booking clerk
Ancestry of “lipunmyyjä”, step by step
lipunmyyjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myyjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myyjä | seller, vendor |
| 2 | Finnish | myydä | to sell |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *müüdäk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mixe- | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂mey-gw- | — |
via Finnish lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |