Where does “anastaja” come from?
anastaja (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.
anastaja (Finnish): One who steals; agent noun of anastaa
Definitions
- One who steals; agent noun of anastaa
Ancestry of “anastaja”, step by step
anastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish anastaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anastaa | to take possession without the owner's... |