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

  1. lean, thin, skinny; lean, low-fat; lean, poor,...

Ancestry of “lahja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaihalean, thin
2Proto-Finniclajša
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclaisa-
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic laisa-Every word from Proto-Finnic lajšaEvery word from Proto-Finnic laiha
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