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

Definitions

  1. boring

Ancestry of “igav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicikäbädull, boring, tedious
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikäbä →