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
Ancestry of “juovagnu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | juova | stripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active... |
| 2 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |