Where does “jumal” come from?

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

jumal (Veps): god

Definitions

  1. god

Ancestry of “jumal”, step by step

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