Where does “myyntijohtaja” come from?

myyntijohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish johtaja, 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.

myyntijohtaja (Finnish): sales director

Definitions

  1. sales director

Ancestry of “myyntijohtaja”, step by step

myyntijohtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johtaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
2Finnishice
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 myynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyntisale
2Finnishmyydäto sell
3Proto-Finnic*müüdäk
4Proto-Uralicmixe-give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw