Where does “võõrkeel” come from?
võõrkeel (Estonian) comes from Estonian võõras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
võõrkeel (Estonian): foreign language
Ancestry of “võõrkeel”, step by step
võõrkeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian võõras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | võõras | foreign, strange, unfamiliar; stranger; alien,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |
via Estonian keel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | keel | language; tongue; string of musical instrument |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
Words derived from “võõrkeel”