Where does “kirjoittaja” come from?
kirjoittaja (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.
kirjoittaja (Finnish): writer
Definitions
- writer
Ancestry of “kirjoittaja”, step by step
kirjoittaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish kirjoittaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |