Where does “käskjalg” come from?

käskjalg (Estonian) comes from Estonian jälg, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

käskjalg (Estonian): courier, messenger

Definitions

  1. courier, messenger

Ancestry of “käskjalg”, step by step

käskjalg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jälg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Estonian käsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankäskorder, command
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Estonian jälg →