Where does “poimija” come from?

poimija (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.

poimija (Finnish): collector, picker; agent noun of poimia

Definitions

  1. collector, picker; agent noun of poimia

Ancestry of “poimija”, step by step

poimija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 poimia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoimiato pick; to excerpt, extract
2Proto-Finnicpoimidakto pick

Words derived from “poimija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw