Where does “tilintarkastaja” come from?
tilintarkastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastaja, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
tilintarkastaja (Finnish): auditor
Ancestry of “tilintarkastaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tarkastaja | inspector, supervisor, superintendent; revisor |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkastaa | to check, inspect |
| 3 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 4 | Swedish | stärk | |
| 5 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 6 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |