Where does “hiusmuotoilija” come from?
hiusmuotoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish muotoilija, 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.
hiusmuotoilija (Finnish): hairdresser, hairstylist
Definitions
- hairdresser, hairstylist
Ancestry of “hiusmuotoilija”, step by step
hiusmuotoilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muotoilija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muotoilija | designer one who designs the form for a product, a work of art, etc |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |