Where does “naistarjoilija” come from?

naistarjoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarjoilija, 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.

naistarjoilija (Finnish): waitress

Definitions

  1. waitress

Ancestry of “naistarjoilija”, step by step

naistarjoilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarjoilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarjoilijawaiter male, waitress female, server in a restaurant, etc
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 nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw