Where does “yökulkija” come from?

yökulkija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkija, 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.

yökulkija (Finnish): a person who goes out walking at night, noctivagant person

Definitions

  1. a person who goes out walking at night, noctivagant person

Ancestry of “yökulkija”, step by step

yökulkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkijatraveler; rover
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 yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →