Where does “igav” come from?
igav (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ikäbä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.
igav (Estonian): boring
Ancestry of “igav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | ikäbä | dull, boring, tedious |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |