Where does “pienomistaja” come from?

pienomistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish omistaja, 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.

pienomistaja (Finnish): small proprietor; someone who only owns a small part of something, e.g. of shares (i.e. small shareholder)

Definitions

  1. small proprietor; someone who only owns a small part of something, e.g. of shares (i.e. small shareholder)

Ancestry of “pienomistaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomistajaowner
2Finnishice
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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