Where does “jumalasulane” come from?

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

jumalasulane (Estonian): servant of God umbrella term for a priest, pastor, monk, devotee, etc; hyponym of

Definitions

  1. servant of God umbrella term for a priest, pastor, monk, devotee, etc; hyponym of

Ancestry of “jumalasulane”, step by step

jumalasulane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jumal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjumalgod; God
2Proto-Finnicjumalagod
3Proto-Finno-Permicjumasky, god

via Estonian sulane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstoniansulaneLaborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic juma →Every word from Proto-Finnic jumala →Every word from Estonian jumal →