Where does “varvasastuja” come from?

varvasastuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish astuja, 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.

varvasastuja (Finnish): A digitigrade

Definitions

  1. A digitigrade

Ancestry of “varvasastuja”, step by step

varvasastuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish astuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishastujaOne who or which steps
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 varvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarvastoe
2Proto-Finnicvarbastoe
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →