Where does “põhjatuul” come from?

põhjatuul (Estonian) comes from Estonian tuul, from Proto-Finnic tuuli, from Proto-Finno-Permic tuxli.

põhjatuul (Estonian): north wind

Definitions

  1. north wind

Ancestry of “põhjatuul”, step by step

põhjatuul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tuul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantuulwind
2Proto-Finnictuuliwind
3Proto-Finno-Permictuxli—

via Votic põhja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpõhjabottom; base, foundation; north
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic tuxli →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuuli →Every word from Estonian tuul →