Where does “juovagnu” come from?

juovagnu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juovagnu (Finnish): black wildebeest

Definitions

  1. black wildebeest

Ancestry of “juovagnu”, step by step

juovagnu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish gnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgnugnu, wildebeest; black wildebeest, white-tailed...
2GermanGnugnu
3Afrikaansghnoe—
4Nama!nu:—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →