Where does “langetõbi” come from?
langetõbi (Estonian) comes from Estonian lange, from Estonian langema, from Proto-Finnic langet'ak — to fall.
langetõbi (Estonian): epilepsy
Ancestry of “langetõbi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | lange | fall; lapse |
| 2 | Estonian | langema | to fall, to descend |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | langet'ak | to fall |