Where does “putkiasentaja” come from?

putkiasentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish asentaja, 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.

putkiasentaja (Finnish): plumber

Definitions

  1. plumber

Ancestry of “putkiasentaja”, step by step

putkiasentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasentajamechanic, mounter, assembler, installer, fitter
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 putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

Words derived from “putkiasentaja

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