Where does “ajaa” come from?
ajaa (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ajaa (Votic): to drive
Ancestry of “ajaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go , to drive |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |