Where does “rahvastik” come from?

rahvastik (Estonian) comes from Estonian rahvas, from Proto-Finnic rahvas, from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz — full-grown.

rahvastik (Estonian): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “rahvastik”, step by step

rahvastik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rahvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahvaspeople
2Proto-Finnicrahvaspeople, folk
3Proto-Germanicþrawwazfull-grown

via Estonian tik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantik—

Words derived from “rahvastik”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þrawwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rahvas →Every word from Estonian rahvas →