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

Definitions

  1. iceberg

Ancestry of “jäämägi”, step by step

jäämägi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian Mägi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianMägihill, mountain
2Estonianmägihill, mountain
3Proto-Finnicmäkihill, mountain
4Proto-Uralicmäki—

via Estonian jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjääice
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Uralic mäki →Every word from Proto-Finnic mäki →Every word from Estonian mägi →