Where does “taitaja” come from?

taitaja (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.

taitaja (Finnish): whiz; agent noun of taitaa

Definitions

  1. whiz; agent noun of taitaa

Ancestry of “taitaja”, step by step

taitaja 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 taitaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
2Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
3Proto-Finnictaje-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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