Where does “ajaa” come from?

ajaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ajaa (Finnish): to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...

Definitions

  1. to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...

Ancestry of “ajaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
2Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ajaa”

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