Where does “tere” come from?

tere (Estonian) comes from Estonian terve, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

tere (Estonian): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “tere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantervehealthy; whole
2Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
3Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals

Words derived from “tere”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →Every word from Proto-Finnic terveh →Every word from Estonian terve →