Where does “pronssinvalaja” come from?

pronssinvalaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaja, 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.

pronssinvalaja (Finnish): bronze founder

Definitions

  1. bronze founder

Ancestry of “pronssinvalaja”, step by step

pronssinvalaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalajaagent noun of valaa: One who casts, molds; potter
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 pronssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpronssibronze; third place, third position; "short for"...
2Swedishbronsbronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw