Where does “rykmentinkomentaja” come from?

rykmentinkomentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish komentaja, from Finnish komentaa, from Swedish kommendera, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō — resin, gum; to say, speak.

rykmentinkomentaja (Finnish): regiment commander, regimental commander

Definitions

  1. regiment commander, regimental commander

Ancestry of “rykmentinkomentaja”, step by step

rykmentinkomentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish komentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomentajacommander, commanding officer; An officer rank in...
2Finnishkomentaato command; to second
3Swedishkommenderato command, to order
4Frenchcommanderto order
5Middle Frenchcommanderto command
6Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
7Latincommandōto chew
8Latincommendōto commend, entrust to, commit
9Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Finnish rykmentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrykmenttiregiment
2Swedishregementeregiment military unit
3Latinregimentumdirection for government; course of medical...
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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