Where does “lauamäng” come from?

lauamäng (Estonian) comes from Estonian laud, from Proto-Germanic flauþ.

lauamäng (Estonian): board game

Definitions

  1. board game

Ancestry of “lauamäng”, step by step

lauamäng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaudboard; plank; table
2Proto-Germanicflauþ—

via Estonian mäng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmänggame
2Estonianmängu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic flauþ →Every word from Estonian laud →