Where does “hoidja” come from?

hoidja (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.

hoidja (Estonian): holder, keeper; caretaker

Definitions

  1. holder, keeper; caretaker

Ancestry of “hoidja”, step by step

hoidja 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 hoidma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhoidmato hold, to keep; to carry
2Proto-Finnichoitadakto nurse, to care for

Words derived from “hoidja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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