Where does “pujottelija” come from?

pujottelija (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.

pujottelija (Finnish): slalom skier, slalomer, slalomist

Definitions

  1. slalom skier, slalomer, slalomist

Ancestry of “pujottelija”, step by step

pujottelija 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 pujotella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpujotellaTo zigzag, avoiding obstacles; To slalom; To...
2Finnishpujottaato string, thread, wire; to thread; to insert...
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →