Where does “pürgima” come from?

pürgima (Estonian) comes from Finnish pyrkiä, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pürgima (Estonian): to strive, to endeavour; to aspire; to pursue, to...

Definitions

  1. to strive, to endeavour; to aspire; to pursue, to...

Ancestry of “pürgima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrkiäto strive, endeavour; to plan to become, aspire...
2Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →