Where does “lõoke” come from?

lõoke (Estonian) comes from Estonian loo, from Finnish leivo, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

lõoke (Estonian): any lark of the genus Alauda

Definitions

  1. any lark of the genus Alauda

Ancestry of “lõoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianloogenitive singular of lugu; genitive singular of...
2FinnishleivoA lark; One who plays MMO games daily, for...
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark
Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →Every word from Finnish leivo →Every word from Estonian loo →