Where does “kielijä” come from?

kielijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieliä, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

kielijä (Finnish): an informer; someone who informs, snitches; agent...

Definitions

  1. an informer; someone who informs, snitches; agent...

Ancestry of “kielijä”, step by step

kielijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieliä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkieliäTo indicate, suggest; To inform, snitch;...
2FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
3Finnishjaand; AND
4Proto-Finnicjaand
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe
8Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw