Where does “nägu” come from?

nägu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

nägu (Estonian): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “nägu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
2Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
3Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →