Where does “naissugu” come from?

naissugu (Estonian) comes from Estonian naine, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

naissugu (Estonian): female gender; women

Definitions

  1. female gender; women

Ancestry of “naissugu”, step by step

naissugu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian naine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannainewoman; wife
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Estonian sugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansugugender, sex; genus, stock, kin

Words derived from “naissugu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Estonian naine →