Where does “itkijä” come from?
itkijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ja, from Proto-Finnic -ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja.
itkijä (Finnish): crier, one who cries; wailer
Definitions
- crier, one who cries; wailer
Ancestry of “itkijä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -ja | -er |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ja | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -ja | — |