Where does “juoksija” come from?

juoksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

juoksija (Finnish): runner; baserunner, runner

Definitions

  1. runner; baserunner, runner

Ancestry of “juoksija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuostato run; to flow
2Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
3Proto-Uralicjokse-—

Words derived from “juoksija”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Finnish juosta →
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