Where does “pyörittäjä” come from?

pyörittäjä (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.

pyörittäjä (Finnish): roller

Definitions

  1. roller

Ancestry of “pyörittäjä”, step by step

pyörittäjä 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 pyörittää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyörittääto rotate, roll, reel; to run
2Finnishpyöriäto rotate, turn, revolve, spin, roll; to run; to...
3Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
4Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
5Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—

Words derived from “pyörittäjä”

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