Where does “erämaja” come from?

erämaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish erä, from Proto-Finnic erä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä — apart.

erämaja (Finnish): hunting cabin; a cabin located next to wilderness used (or formerly used) as a hunting ground

Definitions

  1. hunting cabin; a cabin located next to wilderness used (or formerly used) as a hunting ground

Ancestry of “erämaja”, step by step

erämaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

via Finnish maja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajahut
2Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric eräEvery word from Proto-Finnic eräEvery word from Finnish erä
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