Where does “tavaranhaltija” come from?

tavaranhaltija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavara, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

tavaranhaltija (Finnish): declarant in customs

Definitions

  1. declarant in customs

Ancestry of “tavaranhaltija”, step by step

tavaranhaltija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tavara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtavaragood, goods, ware, article; belongings, stuff;...
2Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Uralic-i—

via Finnish haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Proto-Uralic -i →Every word from Hungarian -á →Every word from Finnish tavara →