Where does “toimenhaltija” come from?

toimenhaltija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...

toimenhaltija (Finnish): occupant of an (often) official position; the person holding a post

Definitions

  1. occupant of an (often) official position; the person holding a post

Ancestry of “toimenhaltija”, step by step

toimenhaltija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Toimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
2Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
3Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
4Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
5Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
6Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...

via Finnish haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Hungarian -ik →Every word from Proto-Uralic toxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic toodak →
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