Where does “koolija” come from?

koolija (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian -ja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-ja, from Proto-Uralic -ja — Forms the present participle.

koolija (Ingrian): dying person

Definitions

  1. dying person

Ancestry of “koolija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrian-jaUsed to form agent nouns from verbs: -er
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*-ja—
3Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ja →Every word from Ingrian -ja →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-ja →