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Where does “tarjoilija” come from?

tarjoilija (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.

tarjoilija (Finnish): waiter , waitress; server

Definitions

  1. waiter , waitress; server

Ancestry of “tarjoilija”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tarjoilija”

  • tarjoilijatar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →