Where does “katutaiteilija” come from?

katutaiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilija, from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

katutaiteilija (Finnish): street performer, street artist; busker

Definitions

  1. street performer, street artist; busker

Ancestry of “katutaiteilija”, step by step

katutaiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taiteilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaiteilijaartist
2FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
3Finnishtaideart
4Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
5Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
6Proto-Finnictaje-—

via Finnish katu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatustreet
2Old Swedishgatastreet, road
3Old Norsegátariddle
4Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Finnic taje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadak →Every word from Finnish taitaa →