Where does “saaja” come from?

saaja (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.

saaja (Finnish): receiver; payee

Definitions

  1. receiver; payee

Ancestry of “saaja”, step by step

saaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 saada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “saaja

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