Where does “jumalus” come from?

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

jumalus (Estonian): deity

Definitions

  1. deity

Ancestry of “jumalus”, 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 →