Where does “vaimne” come from?

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

vaimne (Estonian): spiritual

Definitions

  1. spiritual

Ancestry of “vaimne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvaimspirit; soul; ghost
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath
Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaimo →Every word from Estonian vaim →