Where does “ahdistaja” come from?

ahdistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistaa, from Finnish ahdas, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ahdistaja (Finnish): tormentor

Definitions

  1. tormentor

Ancestry of “ahdistaja”, step by step

ahdistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahdistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahdistaaTo distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;...
2Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
3Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
4Proto-Balticanśtas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →