Where does “vöökoht” come from?

vöökoht (Estonian) comes from Estonian vöö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

vöökoht (Estonian): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “vöökoht”, step by step

vöökoht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vöö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvööbelt
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Estonian kõht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõhtbelly, gut; stomach
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Estonian vöö →