Where does “valaanpyytäjä” come from?
valaanpyytäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyytäjä, from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.
valaanpyytäjä (Finnish): whaler
Ancestry of “valaanpyytäjä”, step by step
valaanpyytäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyytäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyytäjä | requester, asker; demander |
| 2 | Finnish | pyytää | to request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | püütädäk | to catch; to hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | püwtä- | — |
via Finnish valas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valas | whale |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | fālēs | whale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |