Where does “bajamaja” come from?
bajamaja (Swedish) comes from Swedish baja, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
bajamaja (Swedish): a portapotty
Definitions
- a portapotty
Ancestry of “bajamaja”, step by step
bajamaja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish baja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | baja | to poop (defecate) |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish Maja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Maja | a medieval diminutive of Maria |