Where does “vaijuus” come from?

vaijuus (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vaijaa, from Proto-Finnic vajaga — necessary, needed.

vaijuus (Ingrian): lack

Definitions

  1. lack

Ancestry of “vaijuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvaijaato
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Finnic vajagaEvery word from Ingrian vaijaa