Where does “metsäkoneasentaja” come from?

metsäkoneasentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish asentaja, 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.

metsäkoneasentaja (Finnish): forestry equipment mechanic

Definitions

  1. forestry equipment mechanic

Ancestry of “metsäkoneasentaja”, step by step

metsäkoneasentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasentajamechanic, mounter, assembler, installer, fitter
2Finnishice
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 metsäkone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäkoneforest machine
2Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
3Proto-Finnic*meccä
4Proto-Balticmedjas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw