Where does “huilunsoittaja” come from?

huilunsoittaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish soittaja, 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.

huilunsoittaja (Finnish): piper

Definitions

  1. piper

Ancestry of “huilunsoittaja”, step by step

huilunsoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soittaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoittajaplayer; caller; agent noun of soittaa
2Finnishice
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 huilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuiluflute
2Proto-Germanicsweglōflute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw