Where does “vihollistaistelija” come from?

vihollistaistelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish taistelija, 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.

vihollistaistelija (Finnish): enemy combatant

Definitions

  1. enemy combatant

Ancestry of “vihollistaistelija”, step by step

vihollistaistelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taistelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaistelijaA fighter; A warrior; A combatant
2Finnishice
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 vihollinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvihollinenAn enemy
2Finnishvihaanger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,...
3Proto-Finnicvihahate, anger; rage; agression
4Proto-Finnicwiša
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw