Where does “oikean” come from?

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

oikean (Finnish): Genitive singular form of oikea; First-person...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of oikea; First-person...

Ancestry of “oikean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
2Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
3Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa →Every word from Proto-Finnic oikeda →Every word from Finnish oikea →
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