Where does “sõnaliik” come from?

sõnaliik (Estonian) comes from Estonian liik, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

sõnaliik (Estonian): part of speech

Definitions

  1. part of speech

Ancestry of “sõnaliik”, step by step

sõnaliik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian liik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianliikkind, type, sort; species
2Middle Low Germanlīk—
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →