Where does “harhailija” come from?

harhailija (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.

harhailija (Finnish): wanderer, drifter

Definitions

  1. wanderer, drifter

Ancestry of “harhailija”, step by step

harhailija 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 harhailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishharhaillaTo wander, stray, roam, drift
2Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
3FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →