Where does “älynlahja” come from?

älynlahja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

älynlahja (Finnish): one's intelligence, intellectual faculty

Definitions

  1. one's intelligence, intellectual faculty

Ancestry of “älynlahja”, step by step

älynlahja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

via Finnish äly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishälyintellect, intelligence; smart; bucket bong
2Proto-Finnicälüintellect, intelligence, understanding
3Proto-Finno-Permicälwä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →
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