Where does “merenajo” come from?

merenajo (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ajo, from Ingrian aijaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

merenajo (Ingrian): sea scrap

Definitions

  1. sea scrap

Ancestry of “merenajo”, step by step

merenajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianajodrive
2Ingrianaijaato ride; drive; sail
3Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
4Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Ingrian meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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