Where does “lahjananto” come from?

lahjananto (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahjananto (Finnish): giving a gift, gift-giving

Definitions

  1. giving a gift, gift-giving

Ancestry of “lahjananto”, step by step

lahjananto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

via Finnish anto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantodelivery, output
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →
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