Where does “unelma-ammatti” come from?

unelma-ammatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammatti, from Middle Low German ambacht, from Old Saxon ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

unelma-ammatti (Finnish): dream job

Definitions

  1. dream job

Ancestry of “unelma-ammatti”, step by step

unelma-ammatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ammatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammattiprofession, vocation, occupation; professional,...
2Middle Low Germanambacht—
3Old Saxonambahtservice
4Proto-Germanicambahtazservant
5Gaulishambaxtosvassal, high-ranking servant
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish Unelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUnelmadream a hope or wish; implies desirability
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Gaulish ambaxtos →