Where does “penikoorem” come from?

penikoorem (Estonian) comes from Estonian peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.

penikoorem (Estonian): a unit of length equal to 7 verst - about...

Definitions

  1. a unit of length equal to 7 verst - about...

Ancestry of “penikoorem”, step by step

penikoorem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian peni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpenidog, hound
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
3Proto-Uralicpenädog

via Estonian koorem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankooremload, burden
2Proto-Finnickoormaload, burden
Every word from Proto-Uralic penä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni →Every word from Estonian peni →