Where does “elonkorjaaja” come from?
elonkorjaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish korjaaja, from Finnish korjata, from Proto-Finnic korjat'ak — to pick, to collect.
elonkorjaaja (Finnish): reaper
Ancestry of “elonkorjaaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | korjaaja | fixer, repairer; repairman |
| 2 | Finnish | korjata | to fix; to repair; to mend, darn, alter |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | korjat'ak | to pick, to collect |