Where does “lähivartiomies” come from?

lähivartiomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish vartiomies, from Finnish vartio, from Finnish vartija, from Finnish -ja, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja — Forms the present participle.

lähivartiomies (Finnish): the guard or sentry at a fortified position

Definitions

the guard or sentry at a fortified position

Ancestry of “lähivartiomies”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vartiomies	guard, sentry, sentinel
2	Finnish	vartio	guard, watch; troop
3	Finnish	vartija	guard
4	Finnish	-ja	-er
5	Proto-Finnic	-ja	Forms agent nouns from verbs
6	Proto-Uralic	-ja	Forms the present participle

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ja →Every word from Finnish -ja →Every word from Finnish vartija →