Where does “ori” come from?
ori (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic orja, from Proto-Finno-Permic orja.
ori (Estonian): slave; serf
Ancestry of “ori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | orja | slave; servant |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | orja | — |