Where does “marjastaja” come from?

marjastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish marjastaa, from Finnish Marja, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

marjastaja (Finnish): berry picker; berrypecker

Definitions

  1. berry picker; berrypecker

Ancestry of “marjastaja”, step by step

marjastaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marjastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarjastaato pick berries; collect berries
2FinnishMarjaberry small succulent fruit
3FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
4LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
5Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
6Hebrewמִרְיָם—
7Aramaicמריםbitter
8Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →