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Where does “ajan” come from?

ajan (Finnish) comes from Finnish aika, from Finnish -isin, from Hungarian isi, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ajan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of aika; Accusative...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of aika; Accusative...

Ancestry of “ajan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaikatime; time, moment; appointment
2Finnish-isinThe case suffix denoting temporal distributive;...
3Hungarianisischool
4Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
5Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
6Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
7Proto-West Germanic-jā—
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ajan”

  • ajankohtaisuus
  • ajankohtainen
  • ajansäästö
  • ajantasaistus
  • ajantasaistaa
  • ajanpuute
  • ajantappo
  • ajantasaisuus
  • ajantasainen
  • ajanluku
  • ajankuvaus
  • ajankulu
  • ajankohtaislähetys
  • ajankuluke
  • ajankäyttö
  • ajantilaus
  • ajan tasalla
  • ajanjako
  • ajanvaraus
  • ajanmääritys
  • ajanjakso
  • ajanmittaus
  • ajanottaja
  • ajankohtaisohjelma
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