Where does “majag” come from?

majag (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic majaga, from Proto-Finno-Permic maja.

majag (Veps): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “majag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmajagabeaver
2Proto-Finno-Permicmaja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic maja →Every word from Proto-Finnic majaga →