Where does “tegevusnimi” come from?
tegevusnimi (Estonian) comes from Estonian nimi, from Proto-Finnic nimi, from Proto-Uralic nime — name.
tegevusnimi (Estonian): infinitive
Ancestry of “tegevusnimi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | nimi | name; nominal |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nimi | name |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | nime | name |