Where does “on” come from?
on (Estonian) comes from Estonian olema, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.
on (Estonian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “on”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | olema | to be |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oldak | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wole- | to be, become; be, will be |