Where does “löytäjä” come from?

löytäjä (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.

löytäjä (Finnish): finder

Definitions

  1. finder

Ancestry of “löytäjä”, step by step

löytäjä 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 löytää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
2Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
3Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →