Where does “pintapelastaja” come from?

pintapelastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelastaja, 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.

pintapelastaja (Finnish): rescue swimmer

Definitions

  1. rescue swimmer

Ancestry of “pintapelastaja”, step by step

pintapelastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelastaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelastajasavior; firefighter
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 pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →