Where does “ilmakäänüs” come from?
ilmakäänüs (Võro) comes from Võro ilma, from Finnish ilman, from Finnish ilma, from Proto-Finnic ilma, from Proto-Uralic ilma — sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god.
ilmakäänüs (Võro): abessive case
Definitions
- abessive case
Ancestry of “ilmakäänüs”, step by step
ilmakäänüs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Võro ilma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Võro | ilma | without |
| 2 | Finnish | ilman | without; Genitive singular form of ilma |
| 3 | Finnish | ilma | air; weather |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ilma | air; sky; weather |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ilma | sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god |
via Võro käänüs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Võro | käänüs | lapel; case; person |