Where does “maakaitsevägi” come from?
maakaitsevägi (Estonian) comes from Estonian maakaitse, from Estonian maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
maakaitsevägi (Estonian): territorial defence force
Definitions
- territorial defence force
Ancestry of “maakaitsevägi”, step by step
maakaitsevägi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian maakaitse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | maakaitse | territorial defence |
| 2 | Estonian | maa | earth; land; ground |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Estonian vägi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | vägi | might, strength; force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |