Where does “harju” come from?

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

harju (Finnish): esker; in colloquial language also a terminal...

Definitions

  1. esker; in colloquial language also a terminal...

Ancestry of “harju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон—
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “harju”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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