Where does “ahertaja” come from?

ahertaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, 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.

ahertaja (Finnish): one who works hard, labours much, toils

Definitions

  1. one who works hard, labours much, toils

Ancestry of “ahertaja”, step by step

ahertaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish ahertaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahertaaTo work hard, apply oneself to a task, hustle, labour/labor, toil
2Finnishahkeraindustrious, hardworking
3Finnishahkueagerness, zeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →