Where does “imartelija” come from?

imartelija (Finnish) comes 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.

imartelija (Finnish): flatterer, sycophant

Definitions

  1. flatterer, sycophant

Ancestry of “imartelija”, step by step

imartelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish imarrella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishimarrellaTo flatter, compliment, to butter up, soft-soap,...
2Finnishimartaa—
3Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
4Proto-Finnicimelä—
5Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →