Where does “avuntarvitsija” come from?

avuntarvitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarvitsija, 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.

avuntarvitsija (Finnish): one in need of help; the needy

Definitions

  1. one in need of help; the needy

Ancestry of “avuntarvitsija”, step by step

avuntarvitsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarvitsija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvitsijaneeder
2Finnishjäice
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 apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →