Where does “pärjätä” come from?

pärjätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish bärga, from Old Swedish biærgha, from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic berganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

pärjätä (Finnish): to be fine, to be okay, to get along, to cope; to...

Definitions

  1. to be fine, to be okay, to get along, to cope; to...

Ancestry of “pärjätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbärgato protect, to manage
2Old Swedishbiærghato save
3Old Norsebjargato save
4Proto-Germanicberganąto take care of; to preserve, to keep; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “pärjätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berganą →Every word from Old Norse bjarga →