Where does “kiivailija” come from?

kiivailija (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.

kiivailija (Finnish): zealot; agent noun of kiivailla

Definitions

  1. zealot; agent noun of kiivailla

Ancestry of “kiivailija”, step by step

kiivailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
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 kiivailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivaillato contend, to be zealous about
2Finnishkiivasquick-tempered, excitable; powerful; rapid
3Proto-Balticgīˀwás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →