Where does “sähkölaitosasentaja” come from?

sähkölaitosasentaja (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.

sähkölaitosasentaja (Finnish): power plant mechanic

Definitions

  1. power plant mechanic

Ancestry of “sähkölaitosasentaja”, step by step

sähkölaitosasentaja 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 sähkölaitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähkölaitoselectric utility
2Finnishsähköelectricity
3Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
4Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
5Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
6Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw