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

Definitions

  1. Orthodoxy

Ancestry of “õigeusk”, step by step

õigeusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian usk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianuskfaith, belief; religion
2Estonianuskumato believe, to have faith in something; to think,...
3Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—

via Estonian õige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianõigetrue; right, correct; proper
2Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
3Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →