Where does “tullivirkamies” come from?

tullivirkamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulli, from Swedish tull, from Proto-Germanic tullō, from Latin toloneum, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι — price.

tullivirkamies (Finnish): customs agent, customs official

Definitions

  1. customs agent, customs official

Ancestry of “tullivirkamies”, step by step

tullivirkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tulli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtullicustoms; toll
2Swedishtulltoll; customs; custom house
3Proto-Germanictullōwhat is counted or told
4Latintoloneum
5Latinteloneumtoll booth; custom house
6Ancient Greekτελώνιονtoll-house
7Ancient Greekτελώνηςa farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or...
8Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
9Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price

via Finnish virkamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkamiescivil servant, public officer, official
2Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
3Old Norsevirkja
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno-Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος
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