Where does “matkasaarnaaja” come from?

matkasaarnaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish saarnaaja, 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.

matkasaarnaaja (Finnish): itinerant preacher

Definitions

  1. itinerant preacher

Ancestry of “matkasaarnaaja”, step by step

matkasaarnaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saarnaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnaajapreacher
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 matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →