Where does “ilmasõda” come from?

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

ilmasõda (Estonian): world war

Definitions

  1. world war

Ancestry of “ilmasõda”, step by step

ilmasõda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ilm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianilmweather; world
2Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
3Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

via Estonian sõda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõdawar
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Uralic ilma →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilma →Every word from Estonian ilm →