Where does “olla järkeä” come from?

olla järkeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olla järkeä (Finnish): To make sense

Definitions

  1. To make sense

Ancestry of “olla järkeä”, step by step

olla järkeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
2Proto-Finnicoldakto be
3Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish järkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjärkeäPartitive singular form of järki
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole-Every word from Proto-Finnic oldakEvery word from Finnish olla
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