Where does “esirukoilija” come from?

esirukoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukoilija, 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.

esirukoilija (Finnish): intercessor in a religious sense

Definitions

  1. intercessor in a religious sense

Ancestry of “esirukoilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukoilijaprayer
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →