Where does “kiitäjä” come from?

kiitäjä (Finnish) comes 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.

kiitäjä (Finnish): hawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift

Definitions

  1. hawk moth, sphinx moth, sphingid; hornworm; swift

Ancestry of “kiitäjä”, step by step

kiitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

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

via Finnish kiitää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitääto race, speed, fly, dash, scud
2Proto-Finnickiitädäk

Words derived from “kiitäjä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw