Where does “orjus” come from?

orjus (Estonian) comes from Ingrian orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.

orjus (Estonian): slavery; serfdom

Definitions

  1. slavery; serfdom

Ancestry of “orjus”, step by step

orjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—

via Estonian ori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianorislave; serf
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic orja →Every word from Proto-Finnic orja →Every word from Ingrian orja →
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