Where does “voittajasuosikki” come from?

voittajasuosikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish voittaja, 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.

voittajasuosikki (Finnish): favourite contestant or competitor thought most likely to win

Definitions

  1. favourite contestant or competitor thought most likely to win

Ancestry of “voittajasuosikki”, step by step

voittajasuosikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voittaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoittajawinner, victor
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 suosikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosikkifavourite/favorite
2Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
3Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
4Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →