Where does “kannattaja” come from?
kannattaja (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.
kannattaja (Finnish): A supporter; A fan, admirer, adherent, devotee,...
Definitions
- A supporter; A fan, admirer, adherent, devotee,...
Ancestry of “kannattaja”, step by step
kannattaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish kannattaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kannattaa | to support, bear up, hold up, prop up, carry; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |