Where does “asetäitja” come from?

asetäitja (Estonian) comes from Estonian ase, from Proto-Finnic asein, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aśema.

asetäitja (Estonian): deputy

Definitions

  1. deputy

Ancestry of “asetäitja”, step by step

asetäitja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianasebed
2Proto-Finnicasein
3Proto-Finno-Ugricaśema

via Estonian täitja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantäitja
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric aśemaEvery word from Proto-Finnic aseinEvery word from Estonian ase