Where does “Lahja” come from?

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

Lahja (Finnish): present, gift

Definitions

  1. present, gift

Ancestry of “Lahja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lahja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →