Where does “mestari” come from?
mestari (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.
mestari (Finnish): master; expert; champion
Definitions
- master; expert; champion
Ancestry of “mestari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 5 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |