Where does “tuulensuosija” come from?

tuulensuosija (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosija, 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.

tuulensuosija (Finnish): an anemophilous plant

Definitions

  1. an anemophilous plant

Ancestry of “tuulensuosija”, step by step

tuulensuosija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suosija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosijapatron
2Finnishjäice
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 Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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