Where does “hakija” come from?

hakija (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.

hakija (Finnish): applicant; retriever, fetcher

Definitions

  1. applicant; retriever, fetcher

Ancestry of “hakija”, step by step

hakija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish hakea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
2Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
3Proto-Germanicsākija-—

Words derived from “hakija”

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