Where does “lusmuilija” come from?

lusmuilija (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.

lusmuilija (Finnish): slacker

Definitions

  1. slacker

Ancestry of “lusmuilija”, step by step

lusmuilija 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 lusmuilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlusmuillaAdessive plural form of lusmu; To act like a...
2FinnishlusmuA poltroon, dastard, craven
3Finnishluumuplum
4Old Swedishplumon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →