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Where does “suklaamestari” come from?

suklaamestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

suklaamestari (Finnish): A person in charge of or highly skilled in...

Definitions

  1. A person in charge of or highly skilled in...

Ancestry of “suklaamestari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
2Old Swedishmæstare—
3Old Norsemeistari—
4Middle Low Germanmeister—
5Old Saxonmēstar—
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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