Where does “lahjonta” come from?
lahjonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lahjoa, from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.
lahjonta (Finnish): bribery
Ancestry of “lahjonta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lahjoa | To bribe |
| 2 | Finnish | Lahja | — |
| 3 | Finnish | lahja | present, gift; talent, gift |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lahja | wedding gift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blahwjǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlok- | — |