Where does “tuletõrjuja” come from?
tuletõrjuja (Estonian) comes from Estonian tuli, from Proto-Finnic tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.
tuletõrjuja (Estonian): fireman
Ancestry of “tuletõrjuja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | tuli | fire; light, lightsource; check |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuli | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |