Where does “rinnahoidja” come from?

rinnahoidja (Estonian) comes from Estonian hoidja, 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.

rinnahoidja (Estonian): bra, brassiere

Definitions

  1. bra, brassiere

Ancestry of “rinnahoidja”, step by step

rinnahoidja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hoidja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhoidjaholder, keeper; caretaker
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

via Estonian rind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrindbreast
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*rinta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →