Where does “kirkonpalvelija” come from?

kirkonpalvelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelija, 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.

kirkonpalvelija (Finnish): a church official or assistant of some kind, exact role depending on the parish: sexton, janitor, gravedigger, usher, etc

Definitions

  1. a church official or assistant of some kind, exact role depending on the parish: sexton, janitor, gravedigger, usher, etc

Ancestry of “kirkonpalvelija”, step by step

kirkonpalvelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelijaservant
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 kirkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkochurch; cathedral
2Old Saxonkirikachurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →