Where does “Jõgeva” come from?

Jõgeva (Estonian) comes from Estonian jõgi, from Proto-Finnic joki, from Proto-Uralic joke — river.

Ancestry of “Jõgeva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjõgiriver
2Proto-Finnicjokiriver
3Proto-Uralicjokeriver
Every word from Proto-Uralic joke →Every word from Proto-Finnic joki →Every word from Estonian jõgi →