Where does “ahi” come from?
ahi (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic ahjo, from Proto-Finnic ašjo, from Proto-Germanic asjǭ — soapstone.
ahi (Võro): oven
Ancestry of “ahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ahjo | oven |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ašjo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | asjǭ | soapstone |