Where does “penninpyörittäjä” come from?

penninpyörittäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyörittäjä, 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.

penninpyörittäjä (Finnish): bean counter person excessively interested in expenses and quantitative details

Definitions

  1. bean counter person excessively interested in expenses and quantitative details

Ancestry of “penninpyörittäjä”, step by step

penninpyörittäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyörittäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörittäjäroller
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 penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpenniOne hundredth of a markka, the Finnish currency...
2FinnishpenninkiA currency in Sweden from the Middle Ages to...
3Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
4Old Norsepenningr—
5Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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