Where does “naljailija” come from?

naljailija (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.

naljailija (Finnish): teaser, tormentor

Definitions

  1. teaser, tormentor

Ancestry of “naljailija”, step by step

naljailija 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 naljailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnaljaillaTo tease, rib, torment, rag
2Finnishnaljajest, joke, banter
3Proto-Finnicnaljajoke
4Proto-Finno-Permicnalja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →