alg-

Estonian

Etymology

From alg.

Prefix

alg-

1. basic, fundamental, elementary

   tõde "truth" → algtõde "a fundamental truth or fact (usually regarding a specific field)"

2. starting, initial

   kapital "funds" → algkapital "initial funds"

3. (linguistics) proto-

   läänemeresoome "Finnic" → algläänemeresoome "Proto-Finnic"

Derived terms

Estonian terms prefixed with alg-