Where does “jumala” come from?

jumala (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic jumala, from Proto-Finno-Permic juma — sky, god.

jumala (Finnish): god; deity, god

Definitions

  1. god; deity, god

Ancestry of “jumala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjumalagod
2Proto-Finno-Permicjumasky, god
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic juma →Every word from Proto-Finnic jumala →