Where does “katsastaja” come from?

katsastaja (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.

katsastaja (Finnish): vehicle inspector; inspector

Definitions

  1. vehicle inspector; inspector

Ancestry of “katsastaja”, step by step

katsastaja 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 katsastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkatsastaaTo inspect, checkup
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “katsastaja”

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