Where does “pohjamajakka” come from?

pohjamajakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish majakka, from Russian мая́к, from Slavic majakъ, from Proto-Slavic majati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ-.

pohjamajakka (Finnish): caisson lighthouse

Definitions

  1. caisson lighthouse

Ancestry of “pohjamajakka”, step by step

pohjamajakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish majakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajakkalighthouse; beacon; rotating light, beacon
2Russianмая́кlighthouse
3Slavicmajakъ—
4Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic māˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic majati →Every word from Slavic majakъ →