Where does “asiantuntija” come from?

asiantuntija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuntija, 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.

asiantuntija (Finnish): expert, adept

Definitions

  1. expert, adept

Ancestry of “asiantuntija”, step by step

asiantuntija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuntija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtuntijaA connoisseur
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 asia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
2Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case

Words derived from “asiantuntija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw