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Where does “kuljettaja” come from?

kuljettaja (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.

kuljettaja (Finnish): driver; motorist

Definitions

  1. driver; motorist

Ancestry of “kuljettaja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kuljettaja”

  • veturinkuljettaja
  • ammattikuljettaja
  • taksinkuljettaja
  • kuljettajantutkinto
  • kuljettajan
  • salakuljettaja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →