Where does “pohjustaja” come from?

pohjustaja (Finnish) comes 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.

pohjustaja (Finnish): primer person who primes wood, metal etc

Definitions

  1. primer person who primes wood, metal etc

Ancestry of “pohjustaja”, step by step

pohjustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish pohjustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjustaato underlay, set up
2Finnishpohjusbottom, base
3Ingrianpohjabottom; north
4Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
5Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →