Where does “hetk” come from?

hetk (Estonian) comes from Finnish hetki, from Proto-Finnic hetki, from Proto-Uralic čäčke.

hetk (Estonian): moment

Definitions

  1. moment

Ancestry of “hetk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhetkimoment; moment, minute
2Proto-Finnichetkimoment
3Proto-Uralicčäčke
Every word from Proto-Uralic čäčkeEvery word from Proto-Finnic hetkiEvery word from Finnish hetki