Where does “juhtkoer” come from?

juhtkoer (Estonian) comes from Estonian koer, from Proto-Finnic koira, from Proto-Uralic kojera, from Proto-Uralic koje — male; dawn.

juhtkoer (Estonian): guide dog

Definitions

  1. guide dog

Ancestry of “juhtkoer”, step by step

juhtkoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian koer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankoerdog
2Proto-Finnickoiradog
3Proto-Uralickojeramale animal
4Proto-Uralickojemale; dawn

via Estonian juht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjuhtleader; driver
Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →Every word from Proto-Finnic koira →