Where does “avunantaja” come from?

avunantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish antaja, from Finnish -ja, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja — Forms the present participle.

avunantaja (Finnish): helper; accessory, accomplice

Definitions

  1. helper; accessory, accomplice

Ancestry of “avunantaja”, step by step

avunantaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish antaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantajagiver
2Finnish-ja-er
3Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ja →Every word from Finnish -ja →Every word from Finnish antaja →