Where does “apaja” come from?

apaja (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apaja (Proto-Finnic): small bay; fishing ground

Definitions

  1. small bay; fishing ground

Ancestry of “apaja”, step by step

apaja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic abjǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Proto-Germanic aban-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaban-—

via Proto-Germanic abjōn-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabjōn-—

Words derived from “apaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →