Where does “ahnehtija” come from?

ahnehtija (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.

ahnehtija (Finnish): Agent noun of the verb ahnehtia

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of the verb ahnehtia

Ancestry of “ahnehtija”, step by step

ahnehtija 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 ahnehtia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahnehtiaTo hog, hoard; To be greedy for, be eager for; to...
2Finnishahnegreedy
3Proto-Finnicahnehgreedy
4Proto-Finnicahnasgreedy
5Proto-Germanicagnaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →