Where does “rongijaam” come from?

rongijaam (Estonian) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

rongijaam (Estonian): railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station

Definitions

  1. railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station

Ancestry of “rongijaam”, step by step

rongijaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
2Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма

via Estonian rong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrongtrain
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →