Where does “puolustaja” come from?

puolustaja (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.

puolustaja (Finnish): defender; defender, back; defenseman, defenceman

Definitions

  1. defender; defender, back; defenseman, defenceman

Ancestry of “puolustaja”, step by step

puolustaja 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 puolustaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolustaato defend
2Finnishpuolus
3Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
4Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
5Proto-Uralicpälähalf

Words derived from “puolustaja

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