Where does “satamajätkä” come from?
satamajätkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish satama, from Proto-Finnic satama, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
satamajätkä (Finnish): dockworker, dockman, dockhand
Definitions
- dockworker, dockman, dockhand
Ancestry of “satamajätkä”, step by step
satamajätkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish satama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satama | harbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | satama | harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish jätkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätkä | A guy, a dude or a bloke; A knave or a jack; A... |