Where does “iskijä” come from?

iskijä (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.

iskijä (Finnish): striker, hitter

Definitions

  1. striker, hitter

Ancestry of “iskijä”, step by step

iskijä 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 iskeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiskeäto strike, hit; to attack; to crack down
2Proto-Finniciskedäkto hit, to strike; to attack

Words derived from “iskijä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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