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Where does “orjailu” come from?

orjailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish orjailla, from Finnish orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.

orjailu (Finnish): slavish behavior

Definitions

  1. slavish behavior

Ancestry of “orjailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaillato act or behave slavishly
2Finnishorjaslave
3Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
4Proto-Finno-Permicorja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic orja →