Where does “huoneenjakaja” come from?

huoneenjakaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish jakaja, from Finnish jakaa, from Proto-Finnic jakadak, from Proto-Uralic jëka- — divide.

huoneenjakaja (Finnish): room divider

Definitions

  1. room divider

Ancestry of “huoneenjakaja”, step by step

huoneenjakaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jakaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakajadeliveryman; distributor; divisor
2Finnishjakaato share; to distribute; to divide; to mete out,...
3Proto-Finnicjakadakto share, to distribute
4Proto-Uralicjëka-divide

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jakadak →Every word from Finnish jakaa →