Where does “opetustoimenjohtaja” come from?

opetustoimenjohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish johtaja, 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.

opetustoimenjohtaja (Finnish): educational director, director of education

Definitions

  1. educational director, director of education

Ancestry of “opetustoimenjohtaja”, step by step

opetustoimenjohtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johtaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
2Finnishice
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

via Finnish opetustoimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopetustoimieducational activity, teaching activity, pedagogical activity
2FinnishToimichore, task, job, duty
3Finnishtoimichore, task, job, duty; activities, business,...
4Proto-Finnictoimiwork, task, chore
5Proto-Finnictoodakto bring
6Proto-Uralictoxe-to bring, give
7Hungarian-ikSpecifies "which" one of a specific set of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw