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Where does “Ojala” come from?

Ojala (Finnish) comes from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

Ancestry of “Ojala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicoje—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →