Where does “purje” come from?

purje (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic purjeh, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

purje (Finnish): sail; rag, sheet

Definitions

  1. sail; rag, sheet

Ancestry of “purje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
2Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “purje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →