Where does “velkaorja” come from?
velkaorja (Finnish) comes from Finnish orja, from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.
velkaorja (Finnish): indentured servant; debt slave
Definitions
- indentured servant; debt slave
Ancestry of “velkaorja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orja | slave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | orja | slave; servant |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | orja | — |