Where does “sotilastarkkailija” come from?
sotilastarkkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkailija, from Finnish tarkkailla, from Finnish tärkätä, from Swedish stärka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
sotilastarkkailija (Finnish): military observer
Definitions
- military observer
Ancestry of “sotilastarkkailija”, step by step
sotilastarkkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkkailija | observer |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkkailla | to watch, to observe, to monitor |
| 3 | Finnish | tärkätä | to starch |
| 4 | Swedish | stärka | to strengthen; to starch, to apply laundry starch |
| 5 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 6 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 7 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |