Where does “lurkkaaja” come from?

lurkkaaja (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.

lurkkaaja (Finnish): lurker person that views but does not post

Definitions

  1. lurker person that views but does not post

Ancestry of “lurkkaaja”, step by step

lurkkaaja 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 lurkata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlurkatato lurk view an internet forum without posting comments
2EnglishlurkTo remain concealed in order to ambush; To remain...
3Middle Englishlurken—
4Old Norselurkato sneak away, go slowly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →