Where does “varapuheenjohtajisto” come from?
varapuheenjohtajisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish varapuheenjohtaja, from Finnish puheenjohtaja, from Finnish puhe, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
varapuheenjohtajisto (Finnish): the vice chairmen/chairpeople (e.g. of a political party)
Definitions
- the vice chairmen/chairpeople (e.g. of a political party)
Ancestry of “varapuheenjohtajisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varapuheenjohtaja | vice-chairman, vice-chairperson |
| 2 | Finnish | puheenjohtaja | chairman, chairwoman, chairperson |
| 3 | Finnish | puhe | speech; address; oration |
| 4 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 5 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 7 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 8 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |