Where does “luokanvalvoja” come from?

luokanvalvoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish valvoja, 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.

luokanvalvoja (Finnish): homeroom teacher, class supervisor, form master/mistress

Definitions

  1. homeroom teacher, class supervisor, form master/mistress

Ancestry of “luokanvalvoja”, step by step

luokanvalvoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valvoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalvojaoverseer; regulator; inspector
2Finnishjäice
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 -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →