Where does “kärkiastuja” come from?

kärkiastuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish astuja, 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.

kärkiastuja (Finnish): An animal that walks on its toe tips; ungulate

Definitions

  1. An animal that walks on its toe tips; ungulate

Ancestry of “kärkiastuja”, step by step

kärkiastuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish astuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastujaOne who or which steps
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 kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →