Where does “hyppääjä” come from?

hyppääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hypätä, from Proto-Finnic hüp'äit'äk, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hyppääjä (Finnish): jumper, one who jumps

Definitions

  1. jumper, one who jumps

Ancestry of “hyppääjä”, step by step

hyppääjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hypätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhypätäTo jump, leap
2Proto-Finnichüp'äit'äkto jump, to leap
3Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

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

Words derived from “hyppääjä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →
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