Where does “sõprus” come from?

sõprus (Estonian) comes from Estonian sõber, from Proto-Finnic sepra — friend; friendship, companionship.

sõprus (Estonian): friendship

Definitions

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “sõprus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõberfriend
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Finnic sepraEvery word from Estonian sõber
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