Where does “sauvakävelijä” come from?

sauvakävelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävelijä, 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.

sauvakävelijä (Finnish): Nordic walker one who does Nordic walking

Definitions

  1. Nordic walker one who does Nordic walking

Ancestry of “sauvakävelijä”, step by step

sauvakävelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävelijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelijäwalker
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 sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →