Where does “liitäjä” come from?

liitäjä (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.

liitäjä (Finnish): glider; soarer; shearwater

Definitions

  1. glider; soarer; shearwater

Ancestry of “liitäjä”, step by step

liitäjä 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 liitää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
2Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

Words derived from “liitäjä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →