Where does “loata” come from?

loata (Finnish) comes from Finnish loka, from Proto-Finnic loka — slime.

loata (Finnish): To spoil, dirt

Definitions

  1. To spoil, dirt

Ancestry of “loata”, step by step

loata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokawet mud or dirt; Abbreviation of lokakuu
2Proto-Finniclokaslime

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “loata”

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