Where does “muistaja” come from?

muistaja (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.

muistaja (Finnish): rememberer

Definitions

  1. rememberer

Ancestry of “muistaja”, step by step

muistaja 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 muistaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
2Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →