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
- to be fine, to be okay, to get along, to cope; to...
Ancestry of “pärjätä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | bärga | to protect, to manage |
| 2 | Old Swedish | biærgha | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bjarga | to save |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |