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

Definitions

  1. reaper

Ancestry of “elonkorjaaja”, step by step

elonkorjaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korjaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorjaajafixer, repairer; repairman
2Finnishkorjatato fix; to repair; to mend, darn, alter
3Proto-Finnickorjat'akto pick, to collect

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Finnic korjat'ak →Every word from Finnish korjata →Every word from Finnish korjaaja →