Where does “omalääkäri” come from?

omalääkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkäri, from Swedish läkare, from Old Swedish lækiare, from Old Swedish lækir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

omalääkäri (Finnish): primary physician, primary doctor (that is assigned to a specific person)

Definitions

  1. primary physician, primary doctor (that is assigned to a specific person)

Ancestry of “omalääkäri”, step by step

omalääkäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkäriphysician, medical doctor
2Swedishläkarea doctor; a physician
3Old Swedishlækiare
4Old Swedishlækirphysician, leech
5Old Norselækir
6Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

Words derived from “omalääkäri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijazEvery word from Old Norse lækir