Where does “lume” come from?
lume (Estonian) comes from Estonian lumi, from Proto-Finnic lumi, from Proto-Uralic lome — snow.
lume (Estonian): genitive singular of lumi
Definitions
- genitive singular of lumi
Ancestry of “lume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | lumi | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lumi | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lome | snow |