Where does “kauneudenhoitaja” come from?

kauneudenhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitaja, 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.

kauneudenhoitaja (Finnish): beautician

Definitions

  1. beautician

Ancestry of “kauneudenhoitaja”, step by step

kauneudenhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hoitaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoitajacaretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish kauneus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauneusbeauty
2Finnishkaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw