Where does “lahja” come from?

lahja (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

lahja (Votic): wedding gift; gift; sacrifice

Definitions

  1. wedding gift; gift; sacrifice

Ancestry of “lahja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
2Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →