Where does “ojanpiennar” come from?

ojanpiennar (Finnish) comes from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

ojanpiennar (Finnish): ditch bank strip of land at the top of the slope of a ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch bank strip of land at the top of the slope of a ditch

Ancestry of “ojanpiennar”, step by step

ojanpiennar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Finnish piennar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpiennarA strip of land at the margin of some land forms
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Finnish oja →