Where does “sürje” come from?

sürje (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic sürjä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjä.

sürje (Votic): a dry, rocky place in a forest

Definitions

  1. a dry, rocky place in a forest

Ancestry of “sürje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsürjäedge, side
2Proto-Finno-Permicśürjä
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śürjäEvery word from Proto-Finnic sürjä