Where does “kannattajalihas” come from?

kannattajalihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kannattaja, 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.

kannattajalihas (Finnish): supporting muscle

Definitions

  1. supporting muscle

Ancestry of “kannattajalihas”, step by step

kannattajalihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kannattaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkannattajaA supporter; A fan, admirer, adherent, devotee,...
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 lihas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihasmuscle
2Finnish-sForms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or...
3Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
4Proto-Uralic-mte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw