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Where does “valaja” come from?

valaja (Finnish) comes 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.

valaja (Finnish): agent noun of valaa: One who casts, molds; potter

Definitions

  1. agent noun of valaa: One who casts, molds; potter

Ancestry of “valaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “valaja”

  • pronssinvalaja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →