Where does “marjanpoimija” come from?
marjanpoimija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Marja, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
marjanpoimija (Finnish): berry picker one who collects berries
Definitions
- berry picker one who collects berries
Ancestry of “marjanpoimija”, step by step
marjanpoimija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Marja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Marja | berry small succulent fruit |
| 2 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 3 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 5 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 6 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Finnish poimija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poimija | collector, picker; agent noun of poimia |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |