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Where does “hõbu” come from?

hõbu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic hepoi — horse.

Ancestry of “hõbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichepoihorse

Words derived from “hõbu”

  • hobu
  • hobujõud
  • jõehobu
Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoi →