Where does “lootus” come from?

lootus (Estonian) comes from Estonian lootma, from Proto-Finnic loottadak — to trust, to rely on, to count on.

lootus (Estonian): hope, wish

Definitions

  1. hope, wish

Ancestry of “lootus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlootmato hope
2Proto-Finnicloottadakto trust, to rely on, to count on
Every word from Proto-Finnic loottadakEvery word from Estonian lootma
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