Where does “maailm” come from?
maailm (Estonian) comes from Estonian kuulus, from Estonian kuuluma, from Finnish kuulua, from Ingrian -isa.
maailm (Estonian): world
Ancestry of “maailm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kuulus | — |
| 2 | Estonian | kuuluma | to belong |
| 3 | Finnish | kuulua | to be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to... |
| 4 | Ingrian | -isa | — |
Words derived from “maailm”