Where does “põlvkond” come from?

põlvkond (Estonian) comes from Estonian põlv, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

põlvkond (Estonian): generation

Definitions

  1. generation

Ancestry of “põlvkond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpõlvknee; generation
2Proto-Finnicpolviknee
3Proto-Uralicpolweknee
Every word from Proto-Uralic polwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic polvi →Every word from Estonian põlv →