Where does “unenägu” come from?

unenägu (Estonian) comes from Estonian uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

unenägu (Estonian): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “unenägu”, step by step

unenägu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianunisleep; dream
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Estonian nägema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannägemato see
2Proto-Finnicnäktäkto see
3Proto-Uralicnäke-to see
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Estonian uni →