Where does “võrkkest” come from?

võrkkest (Estonian) comes from Estonian kest, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

võrkkest (Estonian): retina

Definitions

  1. retina

Ancestry of “võrkkest”, step by step

võrkkest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankesthusk, shell; sheath; envelope
2Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
3Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Estonian võrk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvõrknet; mesh; grid
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →Every word from Estonian kest →
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