Where does “najjõ” come from?

najjõ (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic naidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje-.

najjõ (Votic): to marry (a woman), to take as a wife

Definitions

  1. to marry (a woman), to take as a wife

Ancestry of “najjõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnaidakto marry
2Proto-Finno-Ugricnaje-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric naje- →Every word from Proto-Finnic naidak →
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