Where does “erakkomaja” come from?

erakkomaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish erakko, from Finnish erata, from Finnish erä, from Proto-Finnic erä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä — apart.

erakkomaja (Finnish): hermitage

Definitions

  1. hermitage

Ancestry of “erakkomaja”, step by step

erakkomaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherakkohermit, recluse
2Finnisheratato diverge
3Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
4Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
5Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

via Finnish maja

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