Where does “moittija” come from?

moittija (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.

moittija (Finnish): one who criticizes or scolds

Definitions

  1. one who criticizes or scolds

Ancestry of “moittija”, step by step

moittija 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 moittia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoittiato criticize, to rebuke, to reproach; to scold,...
2Proto-Finnicmoittidakto scold, to criticize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →