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Where does “katajanmarja” come from?

katajanmarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish marja, from Proto-Finnic marja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mërja — berry.

katajanmarja (Finnish): juniper berry

Definitions

  1. juniper berry

Ancestry of “katajanmarja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarjaberry
2Proto-Finnicmarjaberry
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmërjaberry

Words derived from “katajanmarja”

  • katajanmarjaviina
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