Where does “myyntiagentti” come from?

myyntiagentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish agentti, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

myyntiagentti (Finnish): sales agent

Definitions

  1. sales agent

Ancestry of “myyntiagentti”, step by step

myyntiagentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish agentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishagenttiagent
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish myynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyntisale
2Finnishmyydäto sell
3Proto-Finnic*müüdäk—
4Proto-Uralicmixe-give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →