Where does “jõehobu” come from?

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

jõehobu (Estonian): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “jõehobu”, step by step

jõehobu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jõgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjõgiriver
2Proto-Finnicjokiriver
3Proto-Uralicjokeriver

via Estonian hõbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõbuhorse, equine
2Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Proto-Uralic joke →Every word from Proto-Finnic joki →Every word from Estonian jõgi →