Where does “valtaoja” come from?

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

valtaoja (Finnish): trunk drain, main drain, lateral drain an important, often the main, ditch in a drainage ditch system into which water flows from the rest of the system

Definitions

  1. trunk drain, main drain, lateral drain an important, often the main, ditch in a drainage ditch system into which water flows from the rest of the system

Ancestry of “valtaoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Finnish oja →