Where does “harja” come from?

harja (Finnish) comes from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

harja (Finnish): brush; mane; crest

Definitions

  1. brush; mane; crest

Ancestry of “harja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianХаритон—
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “harja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →