Where does “takavaihtaja” come from?

takavaihtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihtaja, 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.

takavaihtaja (Finnish): rear derailleur of a bicycle

Definitions

  1. rear derailleur of a bicycle

Ancestry of “takavaihtaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihtajachanger, exchanger; derailleur
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →