Where does “yömaja” come from?

yömaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

yömaja (Finnish): homeless shelter, doss-house

Definitions

  1. homeless shelter, doss-house

Ancestry of “yömaja”, step by step

yömaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish maja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajahut
2Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →