Where does “algaja” come from?

algaja (Estonian) comes from Estonian ja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

algaja (Estonian): beginner

Definitions

  1. beginner

Ancestry of “algaja”, step by step

algaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjaand
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Estonian algama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalgamato begin
2Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
3Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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