Where does “hioja” come from?

hioja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

hioja (Finnish): grinder, whetter, honer person

Definitions

  1. grinder, whetter, honer person

Ancestry of “hioja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
2Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
3Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

Words derived from “hioja”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →
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