Where does “äijä” come from?

äijä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic äijä, from Proto-Finno-Permic äjjä.

äijä (Finnish): An old man; geezer, gaffer; A real man, tough...

Definitions

  1. An old man; geezer, gaffer; A real man, tough...

Ancestry of “äijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicäijäold man
2Proto-Finno-Permicäjjä—

Words derived from “äijä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic äjjä →Every word from Proto-Finnic äijä →