Where does “õigeusk” come from?
õigeusk (Estonian) comes from Estonian usk, from Estonian uskuma, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.
õigeusk (Estonian): Orthodoxy
Ancestry of “õigeusk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | usk | faith, belief; religion |
| 2 | Estonian | uskuma | to believe, to have faith in something; to think,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | uskodak | to believe; to have faith |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |