Where does “usklik” come from?

usklik (Estonian) comes from Estonian usk, from Estonian uskuma, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

usklik (Estonian): religious; a religious person

Definitions

  1. religious; a religious person

Ancestry of “usklik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianuskfaith, belief; religion
2Estonianuskumato believe, to have faith in something; to think,...
3Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną →