Where does “miespalvelija” come from?

miespalvelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelija, 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.

miespalvelija (Finnish): manservant, valet

Definitions

  1. manservant, valet

Ancestry of “miespalvelija”, step by step

miespalvelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelijaservant
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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →