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

katajanmarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marja

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

via Finnish kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—

Words derived from “katajanmarja”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mërja →Every word from Proto-Finnic marja →Every word from Finnish marja →