Where does “harjata” come from?

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

harjata (Finnish): to brush; to bash up, beat up, fight

Definitions

  1. to brush; to bash up, beat up, fight

Ancestry of “harjata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicharjat'akto brush, to comb
2Proto-Finnicharjatuft; crest; mane
3Proto-Finnicšarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths

Words derived from “harjata”

Every word from Proto-Finnic šarja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harja →Every word from Proto-Finnic harjat'ak →