Where does “ujuksild” come from?

ujuksild (Estonian) comes from Estonian sild, from Proto-Finnic cilta, from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta.

ujuksild (Estonian): pontoon bridge

Definitions

  1. pontoon bridge

Ancestry of “ujuksild”, step by step

ujuksild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansildbridge
2Proto-Finnicciltabridge
3Proto-Baltic*tílˀta

via Estonian ujuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianujuk
Every word from Proto-Baltic *tílˀtaEvery word from Proto-Finnic ciltaEvery word from Estonian sild