Where does “katkaisija” come from?

katkaisija (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.

katkaisija (Finnish): circuit breaker; switch

Definitions

  1. circuit breaker; switch

Ancestry of “katkaisija”, step by step

katkaisija 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 katkaista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkaistato cut, cut off, sever, split, disconnect; to...
2Finnishkatk-—

Words derived from “katkaisija”

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