Where does “pohjus” come from?

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

pohjus (Finnish): bottom, base

Definitions

  1. bottom, base

Ancestry of “pohjus”, step by step

pohjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpohjabottom; north
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament

Words derived from “pohjus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Ingrian pohja →