Where does “loata” come from?
loata (Finnish) comes from Finnish loka, from Proto-Finnic loka.
loata (Finnish): To spoil, dirt
Ancestry of “loata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | loka | wet mud or dirt; Abbreviation of lokakuu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | loka | — |