Where does “ojajyrsin” come from?

ojajyrsin (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyrsin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

ojajyrsin (Finnish): trencher type of machine used to dig trenches

Definitions

  1. trencher type of machine used to dig trenches

Ancestry of “ojajyrsin”, step by step

ojajyrsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jyrsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjyrsinmilling machine; Synonym of jyrsinterä;...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish jyrsin →