Where does “pelaaja” come from?

pelaaja (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.

pelaaja (Finnish): player

Definitions

  1. player

Ancestry of “pelaaja”, step by step

pelaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 pelätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
2Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
3Middle Low Germanspel
4Old Saxonspil
5Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

Words derived from “pelaaja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw