Where does “onupoeg” come from?

onupoeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian onu, from Votic õno, from Proto-Finnic enoi, from Proto-Finnic enä, from Proto-Uralic enä — big.

onupoeg (Estonian): cousin

Definitions

  1. cousin

Ancestry of “onupoeg”, step by step

onupoeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian onu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianonuuncle
2Voticõnouncle
3Proto-Finnicenoimaternal uncle
4Proto-Finnicenäbig
5Proto-Uralicenäbig

via Estonian poeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoegson; offspring
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic enä →Every word from Proto-Finnic enä →Every word from Proto-Finnic enoi →