Where does “ajattelija” come from?
ajattelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ajattelija (Finnish): thinker
Definitions
- thinker
Ancestry of “ajattelija”, step by step
ajattelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajatella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajatella | to think (about) |
| 2 | Finnish | ajattaa | To have something driven |
| 3 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |