Where does “matkustaja” come from?

matkustaja (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.

matkustaja (Finnish): passenger; traveller; occupant

Definitions

  1. passenger; traveller; occupant

Ancestry of “matkustaja”, step by step

matkustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 matkustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkustaato travel
2Ingrianmatkatrip; path
3Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
4Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matkustaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw