Where does “katsoja” come from?

katsoja (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.

katsoja (Finnish): viewer, spectator; viewer; spectator

Definitions

  1. viewer, spectator; viewer; spectator

Ancestry of “katsoja”, step by step

katsoja 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 katsoa

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

Words derived from “katsoja”

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