Where does “sikamarja” come from?

sikamarja (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian marja, from Proto-Finnic marja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mërja — berry.

sikamarja (Ingrian): crowberry

Definitions

  1. crowberry

Ancestry of “sikamarja”, step by step

sikamarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian marja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmarjaberry
2Proto-Finnicmarjaberry
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmërjaberry

via Ingrian sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansikapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric mërja →Every word from Proto-Finnic marja →Every word from Ingrian marja →