Where does “teurastaja” come from?

teurastaja (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.

teurastaja (Finnish): A butcher

Definitions

  1. A butcher

Ancestry of “teurastaja”, step by step

teurastaja 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 teurastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishteurastaaTo slaughter, butcher; To massacre
2FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
3Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →