Where does “pääjohtajuus” come from?
pääjohtajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääjohtaja, from Finnish johtaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pääjohtajuus (Finnish): being a general director or chief executive officer
Definitions
- being a general director or chief executive officer
Ancestry of “pääjohtajuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääjohtaja | general director, chief executive officer;... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaja | leader, commander; manager, director, executive |
| 3 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |