Where does “piilovaikuttaja” come from?

piilovaikuttaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaikuttaja, 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.

piilovaikuttaja (Finnish): hidden influencer, covert influencer

Definitions

  1. hidden influencer, covert influencer

Ancestry of “piilovaikuttaja”, step by step

piilovaikuttaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaikuttaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaikuttajaprominent figure, policymaker, influential...
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

via Finnish piilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiilohideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden
2Finnishpiilläto be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form...
3Proto-Finnicpiildäkto hide, to keep hidden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw
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