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Where does “huotra” come from?

huotra (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hootra, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

huotra (Finnish): scabbard, sheath

Definitions

  1. scabbard, sheath

Ancestry of “huotra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichootrasheath, scabbard
2Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “huotra”

  • mustahuotrakala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →