Where does “rämemajava” come from?

rämemajava (Finnish) comes from Finnish majava, from Proto-Finnic majaga, from Proto-Finno-Permic maja.

Ancestry of “rämemajava”, step by step

rämemajava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish majava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajavabeaver
2Proto-Finnicmajagabeaver
3Proto-Finno-Permicmaja—

via Finnish räme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrämeA boreal swamp type characterized by sparse...
2Englishram-strong, very
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rem-to rest
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maja →Every word from Proto-Finnic majaga →Every word from Finnish majava →
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