Where does “itsemurhaaja” come from?

itsemurhaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish murhaaja, 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.

itsemurhaaja (Finnish): suicide one who has committed suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide one who has committed suicide

Ancestry of “itsemurhaaja”, step by step

itsemurhaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murhaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurhaajamurderer
2Finnishjäice
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 itse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitseoneself; used to emphasize the person of the head...
2Proto-Finnicicekself
3Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →