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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

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