Where does “ohjaaja” come from?

ohjaaja (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.

ohjaaja (Finnish): director; driver, pilot; tutor, mentor,...

Definitions

  1. director; driver, pilot; tutor, mentor,...

Ancestry of “ohjaaja”, step by step

ohjaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 ohjata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjatato steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle; to...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohjat'ak

Words derived from “ohjaaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw