Where does “kerjääjä” come from?

kerjääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerjätä, from Proto-Finnic kerjät'äk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä- — to request.

kerjääjä (Finnish): beggar, one who begs

Definitions

  1. beggar, one who begs

Ancestry of “kerjääjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerjätäto beg; to ask for
2Proto-Finnickerjät'äkto beg
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickerjä-to request
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kerjä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kerjät'äk →Every word from Finnish kerjätä →