Where does “opetushenkilökunta” come from?

opetushenkilökunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilökunta, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

opetushenkilökunta (Finnish): teaching staff

Definitions

  1. teaching staff

Ancestry of “opetushenkilökunta”, step by step

opetushenkilökunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilökunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilökuntastaff, personnel
2Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
3Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
4Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
5Proto-Uralicčeŋke

via Finnish opetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopetusteaching; tuition; moral
2Finnishopettaato teach, instruct
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic henkiEvery word from Finnish henki