Where does “keihäänheittäjä” come from?

keihäänheittäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittäjä, 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.

keihäänheittäjä (Finnish): javelin thrower

Definitions

  1. javelin thrower

Ancestry of “keihäänheittäjä”, step by step

keihäänheittäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heittäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittäjäthrower
2Finnishjäice
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 keihäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeihässpear; javelin; pike
2Proto-Finnickaihasspear, javelin
3Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →