Where does “jumalaema” come from?

jumalaema (Estonian) comes from Estonian ema, from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.

jumalaema (Estonian): the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary

Definitions

  1. the Theotokos, the Virgin Mary

Ancestry of “jumalaema”, step by step

jumalaema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianemamother; a reproductive female animal in a hive; a...
2Proto-Finnicemämother
3Proto-Uralicemämother

via Estonian jumal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjumalgod; God
2Proto-Finnicjumalagod
3Proto-Finno-Permicjumasky, god
Every word from Proto-Uralic emä →Every word from Proto-Finnic emä →Every word from Estonian ema →