Where does “oikkuilija” come from?

oikkuilija (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.

oikkuilija (Finnish): Alternative form of oikuttelija

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oikuttelija

Ancestry of “oikkuilija”, step by step

oikkuilija 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 oikkuilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishoikkuillaTo be whimsical
2Finnish-illäFront vowel variant of -illa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →