Where does “hevosenharja” come from?

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

hevosenharja (Finnish): mane of a horse

Definitions

  1. mane of a horse

Ancestry of “hevosenharja”, step by step

hevosenharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harja

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

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
hevosenharja — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer