Where does “vaatenurk” come from?

vaatenurk (Estonian) comes from Estonian nurk, from Proto-Finnic nurkka — corner.

vaatenurk (Estonian): point of view, standpoint, viewpoint

Definitions

  1. point of view, standpoint, viewpoint

Ancestry of “vaatenurk”, step by step

vaatenurk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian nurk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannurkcorner; angle
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner

via Estonian vaade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaadelook, glance; view; postcard with a view
Every word from Proto-Finnic nurkka →Every word from Estonian nurk →