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
- wedding gift; gift; sacrifice
Ancestry of “lahja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | lahja | wedding gift |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blahwjǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlok- | — |