Where does “olympiakilpailija” come from?

olympiakilpailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpailija, 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.

olympiakilpailija (Finnish): Olympic participant, Olympic contestant

Definitions

  1. Olympic participant, Olympic contestant

Ancestry of “olympiakilpailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailijacompetitor; rival; racer
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →