Where does “apaja” come from?

apaja (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic apaja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apaja (Finnish): A fishing water; often used in plural

Definitions

  1. A fishing water; often used in plural

Ancestry of “apaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicapajasmall bay; fishing ground
2Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “apaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic apaja →
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