Where does “Kaija” come from?

Kaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Katariina, from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ — self.

Kaija (Finnish): parrot, racquet-tail, parakeet used in common names of numerous parrot species

Definitions

  1. parrot, racquet-tail, parakeet used in common names of numerous parrot species

Ancestry of “Kaija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKatariinaCatherine
2SwedishKatarinaCatherine
3Medieval LatinCatharīna
4LatinEcaterina
5Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
6Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
7Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
8Ancient Greekhim
9Proto-Hellenichwe
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek
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