Where does “jaatav” come from?

jaatav (Estonian) comes from Estonian jäätama, from Estonian jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.

jaatav (Estonian): affirmative, positive

Definitions

  1. affirmative, positive

Ancestry of “jaatav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjäätamato freeze, to make frozen
2Estonianjääice
3Proto-Finnicjääice
4Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Uralic jäŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic jää →Every word from Estonian jää →