Where does “rahvus” come from?

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

rahvus (Estonian): ethnicity, nationality; nation

Definitions

  1. ethnicity, nationality; nation

Ancestry of “rahvus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rahvus”

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