Where does “moniosaaja” come from?
moniosaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish osaaja, 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.
moniosaaja (Finnish): generalist, all-rounder, jack of all trades one with competence and/or experience in many different fields
Definitions
- generalist, all-rounder, jack of all trades one with competence and/or experience in many different fields
Ancestry of “moniosaaja”, step by step
moniosaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish osaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osaaja | skilled worker, pro, expert one who knows his trade |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |