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