Where does “mõla” come from?

mõla (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic mela, from Proto-Finno-Permic melä.

mõla (Estonian): paddle; oar

Definitions

  1. paddle; oar

Ancestry of “mõla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmelapaddle
2Proto-Finno-Permicmelä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic melä →Every word from Proto-Finnic mela →
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