Where does “leskikuningatar” come from?

leskikuningatar (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningatar, from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

leskikuningatar (Finnish): queen dowager

Definitions

  1. queen dowager

Ancestry of “leskikuningatar”, step by step

leskikuningatar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningatarqueen
2Finnishkuningasking
3Proto-Finnickuningasking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →