Where does “välihyökkääjä” come from?

välihyökkääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyökkääjä, 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.

välihyökkääjä (Finnish): inside forward

Definitions

  1. inside forward

Ancestry of “välihyökkääjä”, step by step

välihyökkääjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyökkääjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkääjäattacker; forward, attackman; In plural attack,...
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 väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw