Where does “asepaja” come from?
asepaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paja, from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.
asepaja (Finnish): weaponsmith's workshop
Ancestry of “asepaja”, step by step
asepaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paja | smithy, forge; workshop; workplace |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paja | smithy, forge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pago- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ago- | — |
| 5 | Yoruba | a- | — |
via Finnish ase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ase | weapon; gun; tool, utensil |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | asek | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |