Where does “naamioitsija” come from?

naamioitsija (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.

naamioitsija (Finnish): Alternative form of naamioija

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of naamioija

Ancestry of “naamioitsija”, step by step

naamioitsija 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 naamioida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamioidato disguise, mask
2Finnishnaamiomask
3Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
4Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →