Where does “õlu” come from?
õlu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic olut, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- — beer.
õlu (Estonian): beer
Ancestry of “õlu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | olut | beer, ale |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂elut- | beer |