Where does “takoja” come from?

takoja (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.

takoja (Finnish): hammerer; forger

Definitions

  1. hammerer; forger

Ancestry of “takoja”, step by step

takoja 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 takoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakoato forge; to beat, pound, hammer, strike
2Proto-Finnictakodakto beat; to forge

Words derived from “takoja”

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