Where does “parjaaja” come from?
parjaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pärjätä, 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.
parjaaja (Finnish): reviler one who reviles
Definitions
- reviler one who reviles
Ancestry of “parjaaja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pärjätä | to be fine, to be okay, to get along, to cope; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | bärga | to protect, to manage |
| 3 | Old Swedish | biærgha | to save |
| 4 | Old Norse | bjarga | to save |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |