Where does “mäkijoki” come from?

mäkijoki (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian mäki, from Proto-Finnic mäki, from Proto-Uralic mäki.

mäkijoki (Ingrian): mountain river

Definitions

  1. mountain river

Ancestry of “mäkijoki”, step by step

mäkijoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian mäki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmäkimountain
2Proto-Finnicmäkihill, mountain
3Proto-Uralicmäki—

via Ingrian joki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianjokiriver
2Proto-Finnicjokiriver
3Proto-Uralicjokeriver
Every word from Proto-Uralic mäki →Every word from Proto-Finnic mäki →Every word from Ingrian mäki →