Where does “juhe” come from?
juhe (Estonian) comes from Estonian juhtima, from Estonian -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
juhe (Estonian): wire
Ancestry of “juhe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | juhtima | to steer, to drive; to lead, to control |
| 2 | Estonian | -ma | Forms verbs from nouns; The suffix of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |