Where does “tervislik” come from?

tervislik (Estonian) comes from Estonian tervis, from Proto-Finnic tervehüc, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

tervislik (Estonian): healthy, healthful

Definitions

  1. healthy, healthful

Ancestry of “tervislik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantervishealth
2Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →