Where does “asjatundja” come from?
asjatundja (Estonian) comes from Estonian -ja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja.
asjatundja (Estonian): expert, specialist
Ancestry of “asjatundja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | -ja | -er; derives various adverbs |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | — |