Where does “merenkulkija” come from?

merenkulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkija, 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.

merenkulkija (Finnish): seafarer, mariner, sailor

Definitions

  1. seafarer, mariner, sailor

Ancestry of “merenkulkija”, step by step

merenkulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkijatraveler; rover
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 meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →