Where does “pääkassanhoitaja” come from?
pääkassanhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassanhoitaja, from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
pääkassanhoitaja (Finnish): main cashier, head cashier
Definitions
- main cashier, head cashier
Ancestry of “pääkassanhoitaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassanhoitaja | cashier person in charge of the cash of a business or bank |
| 2 | Finnish | kassa | cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till |
| 3 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 4 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 5 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 6 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 7 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 8 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 9 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 10 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 11 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |