Where does “pelinrakentaja” come from?

pelinrakentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakentaja, 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.

pelinrakentaja (Finnish): quarterback

Definitions

  1. quarterback

Ancestry of “pelinrakentaja”, step by step

pelinrakentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakentajabuilder; constructor
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 peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →