Where does “esitaistelija” come from?

esitaistelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelija, 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.

esitaistelija (Finnish): champion e.g. of civil rights, pioneer

Definitions

  1. champion e.g. of civil rights, pioneer

Ancestry of “esitaistelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaistelijaA fighter; A warrior; A combatant
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 →