Where does “vierailija” come from?

vierailija (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.

vierailija (Finnish): visitor

Definitions

  1. visitor

Ancestry of “vierailija”, step by step

vierailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

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

via Finnish vierailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvieraillaTo visit
2Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
3Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
4Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
5Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →