Where does “orjuus” come from?

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

orjuus (Finnish): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “orjuus”, step by step

orjuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “orjuus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic orja →Every word from Proto-Finnic orja →Every word from Finnish orja →
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