Where does “talvehtija” come from?

talvehtija (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.

talvehtija (Finnish): agent noun of talvehtia

Definitions

  1. agent noun of talvehtia

Ancestry of “talvehtija”, step by step

talvehtija 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 talvehtia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalvehtiato winter, overwinter
2Finnishtalviwinter
3Proto-Finnictalviwinter
4Proto-Uralictälwäwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →