Where does “sõjaseisukord” come from?

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

sõjaseisukord (Estonian): martial law

Definitions

  1. martial law

Ancestry of “sõjaseisukord”, step by step

sõjaseisukord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sõda

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

via Estonian seisukord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianseisukord
Every word from Proto-Uralic śoďaEvery word from Proto-Finnic sotaEvery word from Estonian sõda
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