Where does “pohj” come from?

pohj (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohj (Veps): base; foundation; floor

Definitions

  1. base; foundation; floor

Ancestry of “pohj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
2Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →