Where does “neljas” come from?
neljas (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic neljänci, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.
neljas (Estonian): fourth
Ancestry of “neljas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | neljänci | fourth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | neljä | four |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | neljä | four |