Where does “sotilaspalvelija” come from?

sotilaspalvelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish palvelija, 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.

sotilaspalvelija (Finnish): an orderly for a commissioned officer; batman US, UK from between WWI and WWII, soldier-servant UK up to WWI, ordinary UK colonial forces, steward UK navy, dog robber US informal, striker

Definitions

  1. an orderly for a commissioned officer; batman US, UK from between WWI and WWII, soldier-servant UK up to WWI, ordinary UK colonial forces, steward UK navy, dog robber US informal, striker

Ancestry of “sotilaspalvelija”, step by step

sotilaspalvelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palvelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelijaservant
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 sotilas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotilassoldier; pawn; jack, knave
2Finnish-lasForms nouns used to describe people; Forms...
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →