Where does “kaataja” come from?

kaataja (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.

kaataja (Finnish): agent noun of kaataa: pourer, one who pours

Definitions

  1. agent noun of kaataa: pourer, one who pours

Ancestry of “kaataja”, step by step

kaataja 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 kaataa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaataato knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
2Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out

Words derived from “kaataja”

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