Where does “tuomitsija” come from?

tuomitsija (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.

tuomitsija (Finnish): agent noun of tuomita: judger, condemner

Definitions

  1. agent noun of tuomita: judger, condemner

Ancestry of “tuomitsija”, step by step

tuomitsija 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 tuomita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuomitato sentence, condemn declare a sentence on a convicted person
2Proto-Finnictoomit'akto judge
3Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →