Where does “kylkinukkuja” come from?

kylkinukkuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukkuja, 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.

kylkinukkuja (Finnish): side sleeper person who sleeps on their side

Definitions

  1. side sleeper person who sleeps on their side

Ancestry of “kylkinukkuja”, step by step

kylkinukkuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nukkuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkujasleeper
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 kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →