Where does “postiautonkuljettaja” come from?
postiautonkuljettaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish postiauto, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.
postiautonkuljettaja (Finnish): postal truck driver, mail truck driver
Definitions
- postal truck driver, mail truck driver
Ancestry of “postiautonkuljettaja”, step by step
postiautonkuljettaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish postiauto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | postiauto | postal truck, mail truck, postal vehicle |
| 2 | Finnish | posti | post, postal service; post office; mail |
| 3 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 4 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 5 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 6 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 7 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 8 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 10 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |