Where does “ahdistelija” come from?

ahdistelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahdistella, 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;...

ahdistelija (Finnish): stalker; molester

Definitions

  1. stalker; molester

Ancestry of “ahdistelija”, step by step

ahdistelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahdistella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahdistellaTo harass; To molest
2FinnishahdistaaTo distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;...
3Finnishahdastight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive
4Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
5Proto-Balticanśtas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Baltic anśtas