Where does “kirjeensulkija” come from?

kirjeensulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkija, 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.

kirjeensulkija (Finnish): envelope seal sticker sticker used to seal an envelope a little bit the same way as a wax stamp

Definitions

  1. envelope seal sticker sticker used to seal an envelope a little bit the same way as a wax stamp

Ancestry of “kirjeensulkija”, step by step

kirjeensulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkijacloser, shutter
2Finnishjäice
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 kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →