Where does “tykistökenraali” come from?

tykistökenraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenraali, from Swedish general, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

tykistökenraali (Finnish): general of the artillery

Definitions

  1. general of the artillery

Ancestry of “tykistökenraali”, step by step

tykistökenraali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kenraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenraaligeneral
2Swedishgenerala general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal
3Germangeneralgeneral
4Frenchgénéralgeneral; general, usual
5Old Frenchgeneralgeneral
6Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
7Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
8Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish tykistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykistöartillery
2Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
3Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
4Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from Proto-Italic genos
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