Where does “roojamine” come from?
roojamine (Estonian) comes from Estonian roojama, from Estonian ma, from Estonian mina, from Proto-Finnic minä, from Uralic *minä.
roojamine (Estonian): defecation
Ancestry of “roojamine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | roojama | to defecate |
| 2 | Estonian | ma | I; short form of mina |
| 3 | Estonian | mina | I |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | minä | I, me |
| 5 | Uralic | *minä | — |