Where does “jooks” come from?

jooks (Estonian) comes from Estonian jooksma, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.

jooks (Estonian): a run

Definitions

  1. a run

Ancestry of “jooks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjooksmato run
2Proto-Finnicjoostakto run, to flow
3Proto-Uralicjokse-—

Words derived from “jooks”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jokse- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joostak →Every word from Estonian jooksma →
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