Where does “pohjasakka” come from?

pohjasakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjasakka (Finnish): dreg, dregs; dreg

Definitions

  1. dreg, dregs; dreg

Ancestry of “pohjasakka”, step by step

pohjasakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish sakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsakkadregs; lees; settlings
2Proto-Finnicsakka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →