Where does “johtoasentaja” come from?

johtoasentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish asentaja, 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.

johtoasentaja (Finnish): lineman, linesman person who installs and repairs cables

Definitions

  1. lineman, linesman person who installs and repairs cables

Ancestry of “johtoasentaja”, step by step

johtoasentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasentajamechanic, mounter, assembler, installer, fitter
2Finnishice
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 johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw