Where does “apajapaikka” come from?
apajapaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish apaja, from Proto-Finnic apaja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
apajapaikka (Finnish): fishing ground
Ancestry of “apajapaikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | apaja | A fishing water; often used in plural |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | apaja | small bay; fishing ground |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | abjǭ | ebb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |