Where does “ohjastaa” come from?

ohjastaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjas, from Finnish ohja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja, from Proto-Germanic ansijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂-.

ohjastaa (Finnish): to drive

Definitions

  1. to drive

Ancestry of “ohjastaa”, step by step

ohjastaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishohjasA rein
2Finnishohjarein
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohja—
4Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “ohjastaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ansijō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja →