Where does “valdaja” come from?
valdaja (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.
valdaja (Estonian): knower, possessor, holder, someone who is good at...
Definitions
- knower, possessor, holder, someone who is good at...
Ancestry of “valdaja”, step by step
valdaja 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 valdama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | valdama | to know, to be good at something, to hold, to... |
| 2 | Finnish | vallata | to seize, occupy, subdue, take over, capture; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |