Where does “jumala” come from?
jumala (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic jumala, from Proto-Finno-Permic juma — sky, god.
jumala (Votic): god
Ancestry of “jumala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | jumala | god |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | juma | sky, god |