Where does “seesugune” come from?
seesugune (Estonian) comes from Estonian see, from Proto-Finnic se, from Proto-Uralic śe — it.
seesugune (Estonian): this kind of, such
Definitions
- this kind of, such
Ancestry of “seesugune”, step by step
seesugune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | see | this; it; he, she |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | se | it |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śe | it |
via Estonian sugu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | sugu | gender, sex; genus, stock, kin |