Where does “sõjaaeg” come from?

sõjaaeg (Estonian) comes from Estonian sõda, from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.

sõjaaeg (Estonian): wartime

Definitions

  1. wartime

Ancestry of “sõjaaeg”, step by step

sõjaaeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sõda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõdawar
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar

via Estonian aeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaegtime; tense
2Proto-Finnicaikatime
Every word from Proto-Uralic śoďa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sota →Every word from Estonian sõda →