Where does “tegusõna” come from?

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

tegusõna (Estonian): verb

Definitions

  1. verb

Ancestry of “tegusõna”, step by step

tegusõna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tegu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianteguaction, deed, doing
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Estonian sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →
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