Where does “lõim” come from?

lõim (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic loimi, from Proto-Finnic loodak, from Proto-Uralic loŋe- — to throw, push away.

lõim (Estonian): thread

Definitions

  1. thread

Ancestry of “lõim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicloimiwarp
2Proto-Finnicloodakto throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make
3Proto-Uralicloŋe-to throw, push away
Every word from Proto-Uralic loŋe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic loodak →Every word from Proto-Finnic loimi →
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