Where does “lossinhoitaja” come from?
lossinhoitaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoitaja, 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.
lossinhoitaja (Finnish): cable ferry operator
Definitions
- cable ferry operator
Ancestry of “lossinhoitaja”, step by step
lossinhoitaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hoitaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoitaja | caretaker; carer, care-giver; nurse |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish lössi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lössi | group of people; loess |
| 2 | German | Löss | loess |
| 3 | Alemannic German | lösch | loose; mild |
| 4 | Old High German | lōs | loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laus | loose, free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |