Where does “olemas olema” come from?
olemas olema (Estonian) comes from Estonian olema, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.
olemas olema (Estonian): to exist
Ancestry of “olemas olema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | olema | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |
Words derived from “olemas olema”