Where does “kõrgharidus” come from?

kõrgharidus (Estonian) comes from Estonian haridus, from Estonian harima, from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.

kõrgharidus (Estonian): higher education

Definitions

  1. higher education

Ancestry of “kõrgharidus”, step by step

kõrgharidus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian haridus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhariduseducation
2Estonianharimato till, to cultivate; to educate; to civilize
3EstonianmaI; short form of mina
4EstonianminaI
5Proto-FinnicminäI, me
6Uralic*minä—

via Estonian kõrge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõrgetall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Uralic *minä →Every word from Proto-Finnic minä →Every word from Estonian mina →