Where does “tuntija” come from?

tuntija (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.

tuntija (Finnish): A connoisseur

Definitions

  1. A connoisseur

Ancestry of “tuntija”, step by step

tuntija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishice
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 tuntea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
2Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
3Proto-Uralictumte-to know

Words derived from “tuntija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw