Where does “veturinkuljettaja” come from?

veturinkuljettaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuljettaja, 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.

veturinkuljettaja (Finnish): engine driver

Definitions

  1. engine driver

Ancestry of “veturinkuljettaja”, step by step

veturinkuljettaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuljettaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljettajadriver; motorist
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 veturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveturilocomotive; a light toboggan pulled by skiers
2Finnishvetääto pull; to lead; to blow
3Proto-Finnicvetädäkto pull
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwetä-to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →