Where does “koer” come from?

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

koer (Estonian): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “koer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “koer”

Every word from Proto-Uralic koje →Every word from Proto-Uralic kojera →Every word from Proto-Finnic koira →
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