Where does “minevik” come from?
minevik (Estonian) comes from Estonian minema, from Proto-Finnic läktedäk, from Proto-Uralic läkte-.
minevik (Estonian): the past; past tense
Ancestry of “minevik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | minema | to go |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | läktedäk | to leave, to depart |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | läkte- | — |