Where does “tietokoneasentaja” come from?

tietokoneasentaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish asentaja, 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.

tietokoneasentaja (Finnish): computer technician, computer installer

Definitions

  1. computer technician, computer installer

Ancestry of “tietokoneasentaja”, step by step

tietokoneasentaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asentaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasentajamechanic, mounter, assembler, installer, fitter
2Finnishice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish tietokone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietokonecomputer
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw