Where does “muokkaaja” come from?

muokkaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish muokata, from Proto-Slavic mǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ.

muokkaaja (Finnish): editor person who edits

Definitions

  1. editor person who edits

Ancestry of “muokkaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuokatato work; to edit; to modify
2Proto-Slavicmǫkatorment, torture; flour
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mánkāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mánkāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫka →Every word from Finnish muokata →