Where does “kuolija” come from?

kuolija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolla, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kuolija (Finnish): dier one who dies

Definitions

  1. dier one who dies

Ancestry of “kuolija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuollato die
2Proto-Finnickooldakto die
3Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Finnish kuolla →