English
Tartu
Tartu comes from Estonian Tartu, from tarvas ‘aurochs’, and ultimately from Proto-Finnic *tarvas.
- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*tarvasreconstructed
- Estonianmoderntarvas‘aurochs’
- Estonian, derivedmodernTartu
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*tarvasreconstructed
- Estonianmoderntarvas‘aurochs’
- Estonian, derivedmodernTartu
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
Earliest quotation: 2016, Sarah Butrymowicz, Estonia Is Becoming the New Finland: “Even though teacher training has been completely overhauled at…”
Every English word from Proto-Finnic *tarvas
Today it means
name The second-largest city in Estonia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Finnic *tarvas / Tartu