Where does “aitoja” come from?

aitoja (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.

aitoja (Finnish): hurdler; Partitive plural form of aita;...

Definitions

  1. hurdler; Partitive plural form of aita;...

Ancestry of “aitoja”, step by step

aitoja 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 aitoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaitoaPartitive singular form of aito; To run hurdles
2Finnishaitafence; wall
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
4Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →