Where does “saappaannuolija” come from?

saappaannuolija (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuolija, 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.

saappaannuolija (Finnish): bootlicker

Definitions

  1. bootlicker

Ancestry of “saappaannuolija”, step by step

saappaannuolija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuolija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuolijalicker; bowl scraper, spatula
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 saapas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaapasboot
2Old East Slavicсапогъ—
3Proto-Slavicsapogъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →