Where does “vilkuilija” come from?
vilkuilija (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.
vilkuilija (Finnish): peeker, peeper, glancer
Definitions
- peeker, peeper, glancer
Ancestry of “vilkuilija”, step by step
vilkuilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish vilkuilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vilkuilla | to peep, peek, glance, keep glancing; Adessive... |
| 2 | Finnish | -illa | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |