Where does “veturimestari” come from?

veturimestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

veturimestari (Finnish): locomotive superintendent

Definitions

  1. locomotive superintendent

Ancestry of “veturimestari”, step by step

veturimestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mestari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
2Old Swedishmæstare—
3Old Norsemeistari—
4Middle Low Germanmeister—
5Old Saxonmēstar—
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →