Where does “työkoneenkuljettaja” come from?

työkoneenkuljettaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljettaja, 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.

työkoneenkuljettaja (Finnish): the operator of a machine used for work, etc., such as in construction, earthmoving or forestry

Definitions

  1. the operator of a machine used for work, etc., such as in construction, earthmoving or forestry

Ancestry of “työkoneenkuljettaja”, step by step

työkoneenkuljettaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuljettaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljettajadriver; motorist
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 työkone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyökoneany machine used for work
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →