Where does “piiramisseisukord” come from?
piiramisseisukord (Estonian) comes from Estonian piiramine, from Estonian piirama, from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.
piiramisseisukord (Estonian): state of siege
Definitions
- state of siege
Ancestry of “piiramisseisukord”, step by step
piiramisseisukord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian piiramine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | piiramine | siege, besieging |
| 2 | Estonian | piirama | to surround, to enclose |
| 3 | Estonian | ma | I; short form of mina |
| 4 | Estonian | mina | I |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 6 | Uralic | *minä | — |
via Estonian seisukord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | seisukord | — |