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Where does “sotka” come from?

sotka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic sotka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śoδka.

sotka (Finnish): bluebill, scaup; The common goldeneye, "Bucephala...

Definitions

  1. bluebill, scaup; The common goldeneye, "Bucephala...

Ancestry of “sotka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsotkaduck species
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśoδka—

Words derived from “sotka”

  • australiansotka
  • punasotka
  • pikkulapasotka
  • amerikanpunasotka
  • amerikantukkasotka
  • tukkasotka
  • ruskosotka
  • lapasotka
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