Etymology

Emajõgi

Today it means: A river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km. Full definition →

Estonian Emajõgi ← Proto-Finnic *joki
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  1. Proto-Finnic*emä
  2. Estonianema
  3. Proto-Finnic*joki
  4. Estonianjõgi
  5. EstonianEmajõgi
  6. English todayEmajõgi

From Estonian Emajõgi < ema (“mother”) + jõgi (“river”).

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