Where does “välimerenliitäjä” come from?

välimerenliitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitäjä, 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.

välimerenliitäjä (Finnish): Scopoli's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea

Definitions

  1. Scopoli's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea

Ancestry of “välimerenliitäjä”, step by step

välimerenliitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitäjäglider; soarer; shearwater
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 Välimeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVälimeriMediterranean Sea
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →