Where does “poomissurm” come from?

poomissurm (Estonian) comes from Estonian surm, from Proto-Finnic surma, from Proto-Uralic *śurma.

poomissurm (Estonian): death by hanging

Definitions

  1. death by hanging

Ancestry of “poomissurm”, step by step

poomissurm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian surm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansurmdeath
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—

via Estonian poomine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoomine—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *śurma →Every word from Proto-Finnic surma →Every word from Estonian surm →