Where does “hijoda” come from?

hijoda (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

hijoda (Veps): to whet, sharpen

Definitions

  1. to whet, sharpen

Ancestry of “hijoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
2Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →
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