Where does “hüüdnimi” come from?

hüüdnimi (Estonian) comes from Estonian nimi, from Proto-Finnic nimi, from Proto-Uralic nime — name.

hüüdnimi (Estonian): nickname

Definitions

  1. nickname

Ancestry of “hüüdnimi”, step by step

hüüdnimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianniminame; nominal
2Proto-Finnicniminame
3Proto-Uralicnimename

via Estonian hüüd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhüüdshout, scream, cry
2Estonianhüüdmato yell, scream; to call, designate
Every word from Proto-Uralic nime →Every word from Proto-Finnic nimi →Every word from Estonian nimi →