Where does “majava” come from?

majava (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic majaga, from Proto-Finno-Permic maja.

majava (Finnish): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “majava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmajagabeaver
2Proto-Finno-Permicmaja

Words derived from “majava

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic majaEvery word from Proto-Finnic majaga