Where does “auttelija” come from?

auttelija (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.

auttelija (Finnish): helper, especially one that provides small help...

Definitions

  1. helper, especially one that provides small help...

Ancestry of “auttelija”, step by step

auttelija 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 autella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautellato help, repeatedly or in a small way
2Finnishauttaato help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand
3Proto-FinnicabuttadakAlternative form of *abittadak
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →