Where does “taga ajama” come from?

taga ajama (Estonian) comes from Estonian ajama, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

taga ajama (Estonian): to chase, to pursue

Definitions

  1. to chase, to pursue

Ancestry of “taga ajama”, step by step

taga ajama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ajama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianajamato drive
2Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
3Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Estonian taga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantagaat the back; attached; behind
2Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
3Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →