Where does “sakerdootti” come from?

sakerdootti (Finnish) comes from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sakerdootti (Finnish): priest; a member of clergy

Definitions

  1. priest; a member of clergy

Ancestry of “sakerdootti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →
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