Where does “guslinsoittaja” come from?
guslinsoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish gusli, from Russian гу́сли, from Old East Slavic гоусли, from Proto-Slavic gǫsli, from Proto-Slavic gǫsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
guslinsoittaja (Finnish): gusli player
Definitions
- gusli player
Ancestry of “guslinsoittaja”, step by step
guslinsoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gusli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gusli | gusli |
| 2 | Russian | гу́сли | gusli |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | гоусли | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gǫsli | gusle, gusli |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | gǫsti | to make a sound, hum, sing; to weep, wail, howl;... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gaustei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |
via Finnish soittaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soittaja | player; caller; agent noun of soittaa |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |