Where does “näitlejanna” come from?

näitlejanna (Estonian) comes from Estonian näitleja, 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.

näitlejanna (Estonian): actress

Definitions

  1. actress

Ancestry of “näitlejanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannäitlejaactor
2Estonianjaand
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →