Where does “oikea” come from?

oikea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikea (Finnish): right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...

Definitions

  1. right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...

Ancestry of “oikea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
2Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa

Words derived from “oikea

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketaEvery word from Proto-Finnic oikeda
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