Where does “pehmoilija” come from?

pehmoilija (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.

pehmoilija (Finnish): softy; agent noun of pehmoilla

Definitions

  1. softy; agent noun of pehmoilla

Ancestry of “pehmoilija”, step by step

pehmoilija 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 pehmoilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmoillato act like a softy
2Finnishpehmosofty; When used as modifier in a compound term,...
3Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
4Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →