Where does “lahja” come from?
lahja (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic laiha, from Proto-Finnic lajša, from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa-.
lahja (Estonian): lean, thin, skinny; lean, low-fat; lean, poor,...
Definitions
- lean, thin, skinny; lean, low-fat; lean, poor,...
Ancestry of “lahja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | laiha | lean, thin |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lajša | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | laisa- | — |