Where does “hieroja” come from?

hieroja (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.

hieroja (Finnish): masseur, masseuse, massage therapist

Definitions

  1. masseur, masseuse, massage therapist

Ancestry of “hieroja”, step by step

hieroja 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 hieroa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

Words derived from “hieroja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →