Where does “naislaulaja” come from?

naislaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulaja, from Finnish -ja, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja — Forms the present participle.

naislaulaja (Finnish): female singer, songstress

Definitions

  1. female singer, songstress

Ancestry of “naislaulaja”, step by step

naislaulaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulajasinger
2Finnish-ja-er
3Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ja →Every word from Finnish -ja →Every word from Finnish laulaja →