Where does “ehdottaja” come from?

ehdottaja (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.

ehdottaja (Finnish): proposer

Definitions

  1. proposer

Ancestry of “ehdottaja”, step by step

ehdottaja 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 ehdottaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehdottaato suggest, propose
2Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
3Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
4Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
5Proto-Finno-Permicešte-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →