Where does “pöördsõna” come from?
pöördsõna (Estonian) comes from Estonian pööre, from Estonian -e, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
pöördsõna (Estonian): verb
Ancestry of “pöördsõna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | pööre | turning, rotation; revolution; person |
| 2 | Estonian | -e | Derives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ek | Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result... |