Where does “lennujaam” come from?

lennujaam (Estonian) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

lennujaam (Estonian): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “lennujaam”, step by step

lennujaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
2Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма

via Estonian lend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlendflight
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →