Where does “jäämägi” come from?
jäämägi (Estonian) comes from Estonian Mägi, from Estonian mägi, from Proto-Finnic mäki, from Proto-Uralic mäki.
jäämägi (Estonian): iceberg
Ancestry of “jäämägi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Mägi | — |
| 2 | Estonian | mägi | hill, mountain |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mäki | hill, mountain |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mäki | — |