Where does “sarkaoja” come from?

sarkaoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

sarkaoja (Finnish): field drain, sublateral drain, field ditch; a drainage ditch between patches or strips in a field

Definitions

  1. field drain, sublateral drain, field ditch; a drainage ditch between patches or strips in a field

Ancestry of “sarkaoja”, step by step

sarkaoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Finnish sarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarkapatch, strip; frieze; field, area, branch
2Proto-Finnicsarkapatch (of land)
3Proto-Uralicsarkabranch?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Finnish oja →
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