Where does “pohjustaa” come from?
pohjustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohjus, from Ingrian pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.
pohjustaa (Finnish): to underlay, set up
Ancestry of “pohjustaa”, step by step
pohjustaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pohjus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjus | bottom, base |
| 2 | Ingrian | pohja | bottom; north |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pohja | bottom; base, foundation; north |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pošja | — |
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “pohjustaa”