Where does “tõestus” come from?
tõestus (Estonian) comes from Estonian tõestama, from Estonian tõsi, from Proto-Finnic toci — truth.
tõestus (Estonian): proof
Ancestry of “tõestus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | tõestama | to prove, to demonstrate that something is true |
| 2 | Estonian | tõsi | truth |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | toci | truth |