Where does “võitja” come from?

võitja (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.

võitja (Estonian): winner

Definitions

  1. winner

Ancestry of “võitja”, step by step

võitja 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 võitma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõitmato defeat, to beat; to win; to gain
2Proto-Finnicvoittadakto win
3Proto-Finnicvoidakcan, to be able
4Proto-Uralicwoje-can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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