Where does “pääjuova” come from?

pääjuova (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

pääjuova (Finnish): headstripe stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird

Definitions

  1. headstripe stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird

Ancestry of “pääjuova”, step by step

pääjuova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Finnish juoda →
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