Where does “merkonomi” come from?
merkonomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish -nomi, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
merkonomi (Finnish): a person who has completed a business and administration degree in a vocational school
Definitions
- a person who has completed a business and administration degree in a vocational school
Ancestry of “merkonomi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -nomi | -nomist < -nomy + -ist |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |