Where does “rauhanrakentaja” come from?

rauhanrakentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakentaja, 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.

rauhanrakentaja (Finnish): peacemaker

Definitions

  1. peacemaker

Ancestry of “rauhanrakentaja”, step by step

rauhanrakentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakentajabuilder; constructor
2Finnishjäice
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 Rauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
2Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
3Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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