Where does “aastaaeg” come from?

aastaaeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian aeg, from Proto-Finnic aika — time.

aastaaeg (Estonian): season, time of year

Definitions

  1. season, time of year

Ancestry of “aastaaeg”, step by step

aastaaeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian aeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaegtime; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime

via Estonian aasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaastayear
2Proto-Finnicaigasta-aikayear
Every word from Proto-Finnic aikaEvery word from Estonian aeg