Where does “harjama” come from?

harjama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak, from Proto-Finnic harja, from Proto-Finnic šarja — row of laths or battens; a board made of laths.

harjama (Estonian): to comb, to brush

Definitions

  1. to comb, to brush

Ancestry of “harjama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicharjat'akto brush, to comb
2Proto-Finnicharjatuft; crest; mane
3Proto-Finnicšarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths
Every word from Proto-Finnic šarja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak →
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