Where does “valtionarkistonhoitaja” come from?
valtionarkistonhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkistonhoitaja, from Finnish arkisto, from Finnish arkki, from Swedish ark, from Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium — to sit.
valtionarkistonhoitaja (Finnish): state archivist, national archivist
Definitions
- state archivist, national archivist
Ancestry of “valtionarkistonhoitaja”, step by step
valtionarkistonhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arkistonhoitaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkistonhoitaja | archivist |
| 2 | Finnish | arkisto | archive |
| 3 | Finnish | arkki | A sheet; An ark; Any of the species belonging to... |
| 4 | Swedish | ark | an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant |
| 5 | Old Swedish | ark | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | ark | — |
| 7 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 8 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Finnish valtio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |