Where does “naisterahvas” come from?

naisterahvas (Estonian) comes from Estonian rahvas, from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

naisterahvas (Estonian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “naisterahvas”, step by step

naisterahvas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rahvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahvaspeople
2Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown

via Estonian naine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannainewoman; wife
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rahvas →Every word from Estonian rahvas →