Where does “ahjo” come from?
ahjo (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic ahjo, from Proto-Finnic ašjo, from Proto-Germanic asjǭ — soapstone.
ahjo (Votic): stove, oven
Ancestry of “ahjo”, 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 |