Where does “luokanohjaaja” come from?

luokanohjaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjaaja, 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.

luokanohjaaja (Finnish): class teacher, homeroom teacher

Definitions

  1. class teacher, homeroom teacher

Ancestry of “luokanohjaaja”, step by step

luokanohjaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjaajadirector; driver, pilot; tutor, mentor,...
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw