Where does “kuntoilija” come from?

kuntoilija (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.

kuntoilija (Finnish): agent noun of kuntoilla: exerciser

Definitions

  1. agent noun of kuntoilla: exerciser

Ancestry of “kuntoilija”, step by step

kuntoilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

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

via Finnish kuntoilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuntoillaTo work out, do exercise, train, keep fit
2Finnishkuntocondition; fitness; shape; form
3Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
4Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →