Where does “põlv” come from?
põlv (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.
põlv (Estonian): knee; generation
Ancestry of “põlv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | polvi | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | polwe | knee |