Where does “algul” come from?
algul (Estonian) comes from Estonian algus, from Estonian algama, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
algul (Estonian): at first
Ancestry of “algul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | algus | beginning |
| 2 | Estonian | algama | to begin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |