Where does “oikeus” come from?

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

oikeus (Finnish): right; law; justice, law

Definitions

  1. right; law; justice, law

Ancestry of “oikeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
2Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
3Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa

Words derived from “oikeus

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketaEvery word from Proto-Finnic oikedaEvery word from Finnish oikea
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