Where does “rebane” come from?

rebane (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic repäinen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric repä.

rebane (Estonian): red fox; fox

Definitions

  1. red fox; fox

Ancestry of “rebane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrepäinenfox
2Proto-Finno-Ugricrepä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric repä →Every word from Proto-Finnic repäinen →