Where does “kalmistu” come from?

kalmistu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic stu-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

kalmistu (Estonian): cemetery, graveyard

Definitions

  1. cemetery, graveyard

Ancestry of “kalmistu”, step by step

kalmistu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstu-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Estonian kalm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankalm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stu- →