Where does “alustaja” come from?

alustaja (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.

alustaja (Finnish): beginner

Definitions

  1. beginner

Ancestry of “alustaja”, step by step

alustaja 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 alustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalustaato lecture, to give a presentation, particularly...
2Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
3Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
4Proto-Finnicalalower; under
5Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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