Where does “rukoilijasirkka” come from?

rukoilijasirkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukoilija, 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.

rukoilijasirkka (Finnish): praying mantis

Definitions

  1. praying mantis

Ancestry of “rukoilijasirkka”, step by step

rukoilijasirkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukoilija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukoilijaprayer
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 sirkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirkkacricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti
2RussianСерге́йSergius
3Ancient GreekΣέργιος—
4LatinSergius—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →