Where does “soon” come from?

soon (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

soon (Estonian): sinew

Definitions

  1. sinew

Ancestry of “soon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
2Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →