Where does “mälestussammas” come from?

mälestussammas (Estonian) comes from Estonian mälestus, from Estonian -us — Derives nouns from verbs; Derives nouns from...

mälestussammas (Estonian): monument

Definitions

  1. monument

Ancestry of “mälestussammas”, step by step

mälestussammas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian mälestus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmälestusa memory, recollection; memory
2Estonian-usDerives nouns from verbs; Derives nouns from...

via Finnish sammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammascosmic pillar that supported the sky; oral...
2Proto-Finnicsambaspillar, column
Every word from Estonian -us →Every word from Estonian mälestus →
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