Where does “mööjä” come from?

mööjä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian möövvä, from Proto-Finnic möödäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.

mööjä (Ingrian): seller, vendor

Definitions

  1. seller, vendor

Ancestry of “mööjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmöövväto sell
2Proto-FinnicmöödäkAlternative form of *müüdäk
3Proto-Uralicmixe-give
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw- →Every word from Proto-Uralic mixe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic möödäk →