Where does “mõtlemine” come from?
mõtlemine (Estonian) comes from Estonian -mine, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
mõtlemine (Estonian): thinking, thought
Ancestry of “mõtlemine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | -mine | derives adjectives from nouns or prefixes; forms... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |