Where does “haigus” come from?

haigus (Estonian) comes from Estonian haige, from Proto-Finnic haikeda — sick, ill.

haigus (Estonian): illness, disease, sickness

Definitions

  1. illness, disease, sickness

Ancestry of “haigus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhaigesick, ill
2Proto-Finnichaikedasick, ill
Every word from Proto-Finnic haikeda →Every word from Estonian haige →
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