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Where does “jooma” come from?

jooma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

jooma (Estonian): to drink; To consume alcoholic beverages

Definitions

  1. to drink; To consume alcoholic beverages

Ancestry of “jooma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
2Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “jooma”

  • joodik
  • maha jooma
  • jook
  • joogivesi
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