Where does “südamesõber” come from?

südamesõber (Estonian) comes from Estonian süda, from Proto-Finnic südän, from Proto-Uralic śüdäme — heart.

südamesõber (Estonian): bosom friend

Definitions

  1. bosom friend

Ancestry of “südamesõber”, step by step

südamesõber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian süda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansüdaheart
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart

via Estonian sõber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõberfriend
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Uralic śüdäme →Every word from Proto-Finnic südän →Every word from Estonian süda →