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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

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

Words derived from “apaja”

  • apajapaikka
  • apaja
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