Where does “jõehobu” come from?
jõehobu (Estonian) comes from Estonian jõgi, from Proto-Finnic joki, from Proto-Uralic joke — river.
jõehobu (Estonian): hippopotamus
Ancestry of “jõehobu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | jõgi | river |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | joki | river |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | joke | river |