Where does “näyttelijäseurue” come from?

näyttelijäseurue (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyttelijä, 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.

näyttelijäseurue (Finnish): acting troupe

Definitions

  1. acting troupe

Ancestry of “näyttelijäseurue”, step by step

näyttelijäseurue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näyttelijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäyttelijäactor
2Finnishjäice
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 seurue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuruegroup, party; entourage, retinue
2Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
3Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →