Where does “püha” come from?

püha (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.

püha (Estonian): holy, sacred; holiday

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred; holiday

Ancestry of “püha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
2Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

Words derived from “püha”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pühä →