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Where does “terviseks” come from?

terviseks (Estonian) comes from Estonian tervis, from Proto-Finnic tervehüc, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh.

terviseks (Estonian): translative singular of tervis; cheers!

Definitions

  1. translative singular of tervis; cheers!

Ancestry of “terviseks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantervishealth
2Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-eh—
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