Where does “pääjohtajuus” come from?

pääjohtajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääjohtaja, 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.

pääjohtajuus (Finnish): being a general director or chief executive officer

Definitions

  1. being a general director or chief executive officer

Ancestry of “pääjohtajuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääjohtajageneral director, chief executive officer;...
2Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
3Finnishjäice
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
5Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
6Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
7Proto-Germanic-hwe—
8Proto-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 →