Where does “keskushyökkääjä” come from?

keskushyökkääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyökkääjä, 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.

keskushyökkääjä (Finnish): centre forward, center forward, centre offensive player that plays in the centre of the line

Definitions

  1. centre forward, center forward, centre offensive player that plays in the centre of the line

Ancestry of “keskushyökkääjä”, step by step

keskushyökkääjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyökkääjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkääjäattacker; forward, attackman; In plural attack,...
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 keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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