Where does “hikipaja” come from?
hikipaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paja, from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.
hikipaja (Finnish): sweatshop
Ancestry of “hikipaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paja | smithy, forge; workshop; workplace |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paja | smithy, forge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pago- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ago- | — |
| 5 | Yoruba | a- | — |