Where does “nägu” come from?
nägu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
nägu (Estonian): face
Ancestry of “nägu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |