Where does “florettimiekkailija” come from?

florettimiekkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish miekkailija, 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.

florettimiekkailija (Finnish): foil fencer

Definitions

  1. foil fencer

Ancestry of “florettimiekkailija”, step by step

florettimiekkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish miekkailija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiekkailijafencer; swordsman
2Finnishice
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 floretti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishflorettirapier, foil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw