Where does “kasutaja” come from?

kasutaja (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.

kasutaja (Estonian): user

Definitions

  1. user

Ancestry of “kasutaja”, step by step

kasutaja 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 kasutama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankasutamato use
2Estoniankasuprofit; relief, help, use, as in
3Estoniankasvamato grow
4Finnishkasvaato grow
5Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →