Where does “maallikkotuomari” come from?
maallikkotuomari (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuomari, from Old Swedish dōmare, from Old Norse dómari, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
maallikkotuomari (Finnish): lay judge
Definitions
- lay judge
Ancestry of “maallikkotuomari”, step by step
maallikkotuomari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuomari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuomari | judge, justice; Short for erotuomari |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dōmare | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dómari | a judge, one who judges |
| 4 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish maallikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maallikko | layperson, layman someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy |
| 2 | Finnish | maallinen | secular; worldly, earthly |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |