Where does “keramiikkapaja” come from?
keramiikkapaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paja, from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.
keramiikkapaja (Finnish): pottery (studio), ceramics workshop
Definitions
- pottery (studio), ceramics workshop
Ancestry of “keramiikkapaja”, step by step
keramiikkapaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paja | smithy, forge; workshop; workplace |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paja | smithy, forge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pago- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ago- | — |
| 5 | Yoruba | a- | — |
via Finnish keramiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keramiikka | ceramic; ceramics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |