Where does “taiteilija” come from?

taiteilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taiteilla, from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.

taiteilija (Finnish): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “taiteilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaiteillaTo do something that demonstrates high skill,...
2Finnishtaideart
3Finnishtaitaato know, master, command, have a command of, have...
4Proto-Finnictaitadakto know
5Proto-Finnictaje-

Words derived from “taiteilija

Every word from Proto-Finnic taje-Every word from Proto-Finnic taitadakEvery word from Finnish taitaa
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