Where does “tienaaja” come from?

tienaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish tienata, from Old Swedish þiǣna, from Old Norse þjóna, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

tienaaja (Finnish): earner one who earns money

Definitions

  1. earner one who earns money

Ancestry of “tienaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtienatato earn money
2Old Swedishþiǣna—
3Old Norseþjónato serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þewanōną →Every word from Old Norse þjóna →