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

  1. intern, trainee, apprentice, learner, student

Ancestry of “harjoittelija”, step by step

harjoittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 harjoitella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishharjoitellaTo practice, exercise, train, drill, rehearse
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...

Words derived from “harjoittelija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw