Where does “märkäluja” come from?

märkäluja (Finnish) comes from Finnish märkä, from Proto-Finnic märkä — wet, moist; pus.

märkäluja (Finnish): wet-strong with wet strength

Definitions

  1. wet-strong with wet strength

Ancestry of “märkäluja”, step by step

märkäluja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus

via Finnish luja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlujafirm; sound; loud
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa

Words derived from “märkäluja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic märkä →