Where does “metsänomistaja” come from?

metsänomistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish omistaja, 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.

metsänomistaja (Finnish): forest owner

Definitions

  1. forest owner

Ancestry of “metsänomistaja”, step by step

metsänomistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomistajaowner
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 metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—

Words derived from “metsänomistaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →