Where does “varajohtaja” come from?

varajohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish johtaja, 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.

varajohtaja (Finnish): deputy or vice head/leader/director/president/chairman/etc

Definitions

  1. deputy or vice head/leader/director/president/chairman/etc

Ancestry of “varajohtaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →