Where does “hovisaarnaaja” come from?
hovisaarnaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish saarnaaja, 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.
hovisaarnaaja (Finnish): court preacher
Definitions
- court preacher
Ancestry of “hovisaarnaaja”, step by step
hovisaarnaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saarnaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saarnaaja | preacher |
| 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 hovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hovi | court |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hof | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hof | dwelling, hovel, house; court, hall; a hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hof | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |