Where does “meriajokas” come from?
meriajokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajokas, from Finnish ajo, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
meriajokas (Finnish): common eelgrass, seawrack, Zostera marina aquatic plant with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere
Definitions
- common eelgrass, seawrack, Zostera marina aquatic plant with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere
Ancestry of “meriajokas”, step by step
meriajokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajokas | Synonym of ajojuhta; eelgrass |
| 2 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 3 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |