Where does “manaaja” come from?

manaaja (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.

manaaja (Finnish): exorcist

Definitions

  1. exorcist

Ancestry of “manaaja”, step by step

manaaja 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 manata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmanataTo exorcise, drive out; To swear, curse, damn; To...
2Proto-Finnicmanat'akto curse, swear, damn
3Proto-Germanicmanōnąto bring to mind; remind; to admonish; warn; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →