Where does “looja” come from?

looja (Estonian) comes from Estonian lööma, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

looja (Estonian): creator, maker

Definitions

  1. creator, maker

Ancestry of “looja”, step by step

looja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lööma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlöömato hit
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Ingrian loovva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianloovvato create

Words derived from “looja”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic löödäk →Every word from Estonian lööma →