Where does “yritysjohtaja” come from?

yritysjohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish johtaja, 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.

yritysjohtaja (Finnish): business executive

Definitions

  1. business executive

Ancestry of “yritysjohtaja”, step by step

yritysjohtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish johtaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtajaleader, commander; manager, director, executive
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 yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw