Where does “nyrkkipaja” come from?

nyrkkipaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paja, from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.

nyrkkipaja (Finnish): small workshop, small enterprise

Definitions

  1. small workshop, small enterprise

Ancestry of “nyrkkipaja”, step by step

nyrkkipaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajasmithy, forge; workshop; workplace
2Proto-Finnicpajasmithy, forge
3Proto-Germanicpago-—
4Proto-Celticago-—
5Yorubaa-—

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Yoruba a- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ago- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pago- →