Where does “menijä” come from?

menijä (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.

menijä (Finnish): One who goes; a goer

Definitions

  1. One who goes; a goer

Ancestry of “menijä”, step by step

menijä 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 mennä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmennäto go; to take, pass, spend, go
2Proto-Finnicmendäkto go
3Proto-Uralicmene-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →