Where does “jälg” come from?

jälg (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jälg (Estonian): trail, track; trace, mark

Definitions

  1. trail, track; trace, mark

Ancestry of “jälg”, step by step

jälg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Proto-Finnic jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
2Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

Words derived from “jälg”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →