Where does “paja” come from?

paja (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.

paja (Finnish): smithy, forge; workshop; workplace

Definitions

  1. smithy, forge; workshop; workplace

Ancestry of “paja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpajasmithy, forge
2Proto-Germanicpago-—
3Proto-Celticago-—
4Yorubaa-—

Words derived from “paja”

Every word from Yoruba a- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ago- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pago- →
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