Where does “võõrastemaja” come from?

võõrastemaja (Estonian) comes from Estonian võõras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

võõrastemaja (Estonian): guesthouse, inn

Definitions

  1. guesthouse, inn

Ancestry of “võõrastemaja”, step by step

võõrastemaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian võõras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõõrasforeign, strange, unfamiliar; stranger; alien,...
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

via Estonian maja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmajahouse
2Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeri →Every word from Proto-Finnic veeras →