Where does “vaim” come from?

vaim (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

vaim (Estonian): spirit; soul; ghost

Definitions

  1. spirit; soul; ghost

Ancestry of “vaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
2Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

Words derived from “vaim”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaimo →
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