Where does “päevatoimetaja” come from?
päevatoimetaja (Estonian) comes from Estonian toimetaja, 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.
päevatoimetaja (Estonian): daily editor
Definitions
- daily editor
Ancestry of “päevatoimetaja”, step by step
päevatoimetaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian toimetaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | toimetaja | editor |
| 2 | Estonian | ja | and |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Estonian päeva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | päeva | — |