Where does “hülgama” come from?
hülgama (Estonian) comes from Finnish hylätä, from Proto-Finnic hülgäit'äk — to abandon, forsake, leave.
hülgama (Estonian): to forsake, to abandon
Definitions
- to forsake, to abandon
Ancestry of “hülgama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hylätä | to reject, turn down, discard; to refuse, turn... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hülgäit'äk | to abandon, forsake, leave |