Where does “taistelija” come from?

taistelija (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.

taistelija (Finnish): A fighter; A warrior; A combatant

Definitions

  1. A fighter; A warrior; A combatant

Ancestry of “taistelija”, step by step

taistelija 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 taistella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaistellaTo fight, struggle; To fight, compete, contest;...
2Finnishtaistaa—

Words derived from “taistelija”

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