Where does “tegelane” come from?

tegelane (Estonian) comes from Estonian tegema, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tegelane (Estonian): a figure or person who is active or heavily involved in some field

Definitions

  1. a figure or person who is active or heavily involved in some field

Ancestry of “tegelane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantegemato do
2Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
3Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →