Where does “kokoojaoja” come from?

kokoojaoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokooja, 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.

kokoojaoja (Finnish): collector drain a drainage ditch that collects water from smaller ditches and flows out into a larger one

Definitions

  1. collector drain a drainage ditch that collects water from smaller ditches and flows out into a larger one

Ancestry of “kokoojaoja”, step by step

kokoojaoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokooja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokoojacollector
2Finnishice
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 oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw