Where does “lentäjä” come from?
lentäjä (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.
lentäjä (Finnish): pilot, aviator, airman; flyer
Definitions
- pilot, aviator, airman; flyer
Ancestry of “lentäjä”, step by step
lentäjä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish lentää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lentää | to fly; to fall down, plummet |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lentädäk | to fly |
via Ingrian lentää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | lentää | to fly |