Where does “igāb” come from?

igāb (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic ikäbä, from Proto-Finnic ikä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä — age, year.

igāb (Livonian): dull, tedious, boring

Definitions

  1. dull, tedious, boring

Ancestry of “igāb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicikäbädull, boring, tedious
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikä →Every word from Proto-Finnic ikäbä →
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