Where does “ohjastaja” come from?

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

ohjastaja (Finnish): driver

Definitions

  1. driver

Ancestry of “ohjastaja”, step by step

ohjastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjastaato drive
2FinnishohjasA rein
3Finnishohjarein
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohja—
5Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—

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