Where does “presidenttiehdokas” come from?
presidenttiehdokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehdokas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
presidenttiehdokas (Finnish): presidential candidate
Definitions
- presidential candidate
Ancestry of “presidenttiehdokas”, step by step
presidenttiehdokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ehdokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehdokas | candidate; nominee |
| 2 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 3 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish presidentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | presidentti | president |
| 2 | Swedish | president | a chairman, presiding member of an assembly, e.g.... |
| 3 | Old French | president | — |
| 4 | Latin | praesidēns | sitting before or in front of |