Where does “harjaaja” come from?

harjaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjata, from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak, from Proto-Finnic harja, from Proto-Finnic šarja — row of laths or battens; a board made of laths.

harjaaja (Finnish): brusher

Definitions

  1. brusher

Ancestry of “harjaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjatato brush; to bash up, beat up, fight
2Proto-Finnicharjat'akto brush, to comb
3Proto-Finnicharjatuft; crest; mane
4Proto-Finnicšarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths
Every word from Proto-Finnic šarja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak →