Where does “hännystelijä” come from?
hännystelijä (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.
hännystelijä (Finnish): lackey
Definitions
- lackey
Ancestry of “hännystelijä”, step by step
hännystelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish hännystellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hännystellä | To toady, truckle to |
| 2 | Finnish | hännys | tail of a tailcoat |
| 3 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |