Where does “vastuuhenkilö” come from?

vastuuhenkilö (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

vastuuhenkilö (Finnish): person in charge

Definitions

  1. person in charge

Ancestry of “vastuuhenkilö”, step by step

vastuuhenkilö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke

via Finnish vastuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvastuuresponsibility, charge; "see also:" in charge;...
2Finnishvastatato answer, to reply; to respond
3Proto-Finnicvastat'akto answer, to reply
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