Where does “karjanomistaja” come from?
karjanomistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish omistaja, 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.
karjanomistaja (Finnish): livestock owner, herdowner
Definitions
- livestock owner, herdowner
Ancestry of “karjanomistaja”, step by step
karjanomistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish omistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | omistaja | owner |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish karja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karja | cattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |