Where does “kaarjas” come from?
kaarjas (Estonian) comes from Estonian kaar, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere.
kaarjas (Estonian): arched, curved
Ancestry of “kaarjas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kaar | arc |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaari | curve |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | këŋere | — |