Where does “irtojää” come from?

irtojää (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

irtojää (Finnish): loose ice, detached ice

Definitions

  1. loose ice, detached ice

Ancestry of “irtojää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →Every word from Finnish jää →