Where does “seuranpettäjä” come from?

seuranpettäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pettäjä, 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.

seuranpettäjä (Finnish): someone who leaves their friends, companions, company, etc. behind

Definitions

  1. someone who leaves their friends, companions, company, etc. behind

Ancestry of “seuranpettäjä”, step by step

seuranpettäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pettäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpettäjätraitor, betrayer, deceiver
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 seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →