Where does “veturinpuhdistaja” come from?

veturinpuhdistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdistaja, 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.

veturinpuhdistaja (Finnish): locomotive cleaner person

Definitions

  1. locomotive cleaner person

Ancestry of “veturinpuhdistaja”, step by step

veturinpuhdistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistajacleaner
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 →