Where does “tutkinnanjohtaja” come from?

tutkinnanjohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish johtaja, 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.

tutkinnanjohtaja (Finnish): investigator in charge

Definitions

  1. investigator in charge

Ancestry of “tutkinnanjohtaja”, step by step

tutkinnanjohtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johtaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
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 tutkinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkintainquest, investigation; hearing
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw