Where does “kustantaja” come from?

kustantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kustantaa, from Swedish kosta, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

kustantaja (Finnish): publisher

Definitions

  1. publisher

Ancestry of “kustantaja”, step by step

kustantaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kustantaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkustantaato publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the...
2Swedishkostato cost
3Old Norsekostato try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt
4Old Norsenaðrsnake
5Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

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

Words derived from “kustantaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Old Norse naðr →