Where does “vastaanottovirkailija” come from?
vastaanottovirkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastaanotto, from Finnish ottaa vastaan, from Finnish vastaan, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr — twig; leafwork.
vastaanottovirkailija (Finnish): receptionist, reception clerk
Definitions
- receptionist, reception clerk
Ancestry of “vastaanottovirkailija”, step by step
vastaanottovirkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastaanotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastaanotto | reception; reception, front desk; soirée |
| 2 | Finnish | ottaa vastaan | to receive, accept; to meet, welcome, greet, pick... |
| 3 | Finnish | vastaan | back; against; towards |
| 4 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 5 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 6 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 7 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish virkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virkailija | employee, functionary; clerk |
| 2 | Finnish | virkailla | to stall, drag one's feet, procrastinate |
| 3 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |