Where does “vainaja” come from?

vainaja (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vainaga, from Proto-Germanic wainagaz, from Proto-Germanic wainōną, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

vainaja (Finnish): dead person, deceased, decedent; late, deceased;...

Definitions

  1. dead person, deceased, decedent; late, deceased;...

Ancestry of “vainaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvainagadeceased, dead person
2Proto-Germanicwainagazwoeful, sad; pathetic, pitiable
3Proto-Germanicwainōnąto cry, to lament, to grieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “vainaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Germanic wainōną →
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