Where does “otstarve” come from?

otstarve (Estonian) comes from Estonian ots, from Proto-Finnic occa, from Proto-Finno-Permic ońća.

otstarve (Estonian): purpose, function

Definitions

  1. purpose, function

Ancestry of “otstarve”, step by step

otstarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian ots

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianotstip, point; end
2Proto-Finnicoccatop, tip, peak; forehead
3Proto-Finno-Permicońća—

via Estonian tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantarve—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ońća →Every word from Proto-Finnic occa →Every word from Estonian ots →