Where does “hengenpelastaja” come from?

hengenpelastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelastaja, 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.

hengenpelastaja (Finnish): lifesaver; lifeguard

Definitions

  1. lifesaver; lifeguard

Ancestry of “hengenpelastaja”, step by step

hengenpelastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelastaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelastajasavior; firefighter
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →