Where does “jumala” come from?

jumala (Estonian) comes from Estonian jumal, from Proto-Finnic jumala, from Proto-Finno-Permic juma — sky, god.

jumala (Estonian): very, really; genitive singular of jumal

Definitions

  1. very, really; genitive singular of jumal

Ancestry of “jumala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjumalgod; God
2Proto-Finnicjumalagod
3Proto-Finno-Permicjumasky, god
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic juma →Every word from Proto-Finnic jumala →Every word from Estonian jumal →