Where does “kilpailija” come from?

kilpailija (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.

kilpailija (Finnish): competitor; rival; racer

Definitions

  1. competitor; rival; racer

Ancestry of “kilpailija”, step by step

kilpailija 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 kilpailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkilpaillaTo compete, contend; To race; To rival
2Finnish-illäFront vowel variant of -illa

Words derived from “kilpailija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →