Where does “õigus” come from?
õigus (Estonian) comes from Estonian õige, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.
õigus (Estonian): justice; right
Ancestry of “õigus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | õige | true; right, correct; proper |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |