Where does “hanurinsoittaja” come from?
hanurinsoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish soittaja, 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.
hanurinsoittaja (Finnish): accordionist
Definitions
- accordionist
Ancestry of “hanurinsoittaja”, step by step
hanurinsoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish hanuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hanuri | accordion; butt |