Where does “hüüdsõna” come from?

hüüdsõna (Estonian) comes from Estonian sõna, from Proto-Finnic sana — word.

hüüdsõna (Estonian): interjection

Definitions

  1. interjection

Ancestry of “hüüdsõna”, step by step

hüüdsõna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword

via Estonian hüüd

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