Where does “jää-äär” come from?

jää-äär (Estonian) comes from Estonian äär, from Proto-Finnic ääri, from Proto-Finnic äjere, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera — lake.

jää-äär (Estonian): The edge of a stretch of ice

Definitions

  1. The edge of a stretch of ice

Ancestry of “jää-äär”, step by step

jää-äär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian äär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianääredge, verge; fringe
2Proto-Finnicääriend, edge
3Proto-Finnicäjere—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic(h₁)éǵer-—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicéźeralake

via Estonian jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjääice
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic éźera →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (h₁)éǵer- →Every word from Proto-Finnic äjere →
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