Where does “sulkija” come from?

sulkija (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.

sulkija (Finnish): closer, shutter

Definitions

  1. closer, shutter

Ancestry of “sulkija”, step by step

sulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
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 sulkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
2Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
3Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

Words derived from “sulkija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →