Where does “anioninvaihtaja” come from?

anioninvaihtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihtaja, 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.

anioninvaihtaja (Finnish): anion exchanger

Definitions

  1. anion exchanger

Ancestry of “anioninvaihtaja”, step by step

anioninvaihtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaihtaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihtajachanger, exchanger; derailleur
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish anioni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanionianion
2EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
3Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
4Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
5Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
6Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw