Where does “haravoija” come from?

haravoija (Finnish) comes from Finnish haravoida, from Finnish harava, from Proto-Finnic hara, from Proto-Finno-Permic šara.

haravoija (Finnish): raker one who uses a rake

Definitions

  1. raker one who uses a rake

Ancestry of “haravoija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharavoidato rake sweep or gather things with a rake
2Finnishharavarake
3Proto-Finnicharabranch, fork
4Proto-Finno-Permicšara
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šaraEvery word from Proto-Finnic haraEvery word from Finnish harava