Where does “tabbõ” come from?

tabbõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic tabat'ak, from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.

tabbõ (Livonian): to guess

Definitions

  1. to guess

Ancestry of “tabbõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictabat'akto happen
2Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dabanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic tabat'ak