Where does “maasloja” come from?

maasloja (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sloja, from Russian слой, from Proto-Slavic sъlojь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

maasloja (Ingrian): layer of soil

Definitions

  1. layer of soil

Ancestry of “maasloja”, step by step

maasloja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sloja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianslojalayer
2Russianслойlayer; stratum; coat, coating
3Proto-Slavicsъlojьlayer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ingrian maa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmaaearth; soil; land
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlojь →