Where does “ovensulkija” come from?

ovensulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkija, 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.

ovensulkija (Finnish): door closer

Definitions

  1. door closer

Ancestry of “ovensulkija”, step by step

ovensulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkijacloser, shutter
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

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →