Where does “Lahja” come from?
Lahja (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.
Ancestry of “Lahja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lahja | present, gift; talent, gift |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lahja | wedding gift |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blahwjǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlok- | — |