Where does “ilm” come from?

ilm (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ilma, from Proto-Uralic ilma — sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god.

ilm (Estonian): weather; world

Definitions

  1. weather; world

Ancestry of “ilm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
2Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

Words derived from “ilm

Every word from Proto-Uralic ilmaEvery word from Proto-Finnic ilma
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