Where does “pölyttäjä” come from?

pölyttäjä (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.

pölyttäjä (Finnish): pollinator; duster

Definitions

  1. pollinator; duster

Ancestry of “pölyttäjä”, step by step

pölyttäjä 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 pölyttää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölyttääto dust; to pollinate
2Finnishpölydust
3Proto-Finnicpölü—

Words derived from “pölyttäjä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →