Where does “piiraja” come from?

piiraja (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.

piiraja (Estonian): limiter

Definitions

  1. limiter

Ancestry of “piiraja”, step by step

piiraja 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 piirama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiiramato surround, to enclose
2EstonianmaI; short form of mina
3EstonianminaI
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →