Where does “võrkkest” come from?
võrkkest (Estonian) comes from Estonian kest, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.
võrkkest (Estonian): retina
Ancestry of “võrkkest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kest | husk, shell; sheath; envelope |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keci | outer skin |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | keδ́e | — |