Where does “relvajõud” come from?

relvajõud (Estonian) comes from Estonian jõud, from Estonian jõudma, from Proto-Finnic joutadak — to have time; to make it in time.

relvajõud (Estonian): armed forces

Definitions

  1. armed forces

Ancestry of “relvajõud”, step by step

relvajõud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jõud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjõudstrength; force; energy
2Estonianjõudmato have the energy to do something, to be able...
3Proto-Finnicjoutadakto have time; to make it in time

via Estonian relv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrelvweapon; gun, firearm
Every word from Proto-Finnic joutadak →Every word from Estonian jõudma →Every word from Estonian jõud →