Where does “tarjoiluhenkilöstö” come from?
tarjoiluhenkilöstö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarjoilu, from Finnish tarjoilla, from Finnish tarjota, from Finnish tarjo-, from Finnish -ntä, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
tarjoiluhenkilöstö (Finnish): wait staff, waiting staff, serving staff
Definitions
- wait staff, waiting staff, serving staff
Ancestry of “tarjoiluhenkilöstö”, step by step
tarjoiluhenkilöstö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarjoilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarjoilu | waiting, service |
| 2 | Finnish | tarjoilla | to serve, dish out |
| 3 | Finnish | tarjota | to offer; to treat; to serve |
| 4 | Finnish | tarjo- | — |
| 5 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish henkilöstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkilöstö | personnel, staff |
| 2 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 3 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |