Where does “petäjein” come from?

petäjein (Votic) comes from Votic petäje, from Proto-Finnic petägä, from Proto-Uralic pečä — pine.

petäjein (Votic): (made) of pine

Definitions

  1. (made) of pine

Ancestry of “petäjein”, step by step

petäjein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic petäje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpetäjepine
2Proto-Finnicpetägäpine
3Proto-Uralicpečäpine

via Votic in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticin
Every word from Proto-Uralic pečäEvery word from Proto-Finnic petägäEvery word from Votic petäje