Where does “tuomari” come from?
tuomari (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish dōmare, from Old Norse dómari, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
tuomari (Finnish): judge, justice; Short for erotuomari
Definitions
- judge, justice; Short for erotuomari
Ancestry of “tuomari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | dōmare | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dómari | a judge, one who judges |
| 3 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “tuomari”