Where does “tere tulemast” come from?

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

tere tulemast (Estonian): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “tere tulemast”, step by step

tere tulemast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian tere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianterehello
2Estoniantervehealthy; whole
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals

via Estonian tulemast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantulemastelative of tulema
Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →Every word from Proto-Finnic terveh →Every word from Estonian terve →