Where does “harjoittelija” come from?
harjoittelija (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.
harjoittelija (Finnish): intern, trainee, apprentice, learner, student
Definitions
- intern, trainee, apprentice, learner, student
Ancestry of “harjoittelija”, step by step
harjoittelija 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 harjoitella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitella | To practice, exercise, train, drill, rehearse |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |