Where does “purija” come from?

purija (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.

purija (Finnish): One who or which bites; biter

Definitions

  1. One who or which bites; biter

Ancestry of “purija”, step by step

purija 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 purra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpurraTo bite
2Finnish-skellaForms frequentative verbs, chiefly from...
3Proto-Finnic-skeldakForms frequentative verbs
4Proto-Finno-Ugric-śk-—

Words derived from “purija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →