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Where does “algus” come from?

algus (Estonian) comes from Estonian algama, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.

algus (Estonian): beginning

Definitions

  1. beginning

Ancestry of “algus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalgamato begin
2Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
3Proto-Uralicalka-beginning

Words derived from “algus”

  • algul
Every word from Proto-Uralic alka- →